FBOs
FBO Profile: Silverhawk Aviation
Nebraska FBO conveniently placed for coast-to-coast flights.
Silverhawk Aviation is home to 80 aircraft, 15 of them turbine-powered, ranging from King Air 90s to a Cessna Citation Excel.(Photo: Silverhawk Aviation)
Silverhawk Aviation is home to 80 aircraft, 15 of them turbine-powered, ranging from King Air 90s to a Cessna Citation Excel.(Photo: Silverhawk Aviation)

For a quarter century, Silverhawk Aviation has been caring for Nebraska’s general aviation aircraft. The company, which was founded at Seward Municipal Airport and then moved to Crete Municipal Airport, finally planted roots at Lincoln Airport nearly 20 years ago and has been there ever since. While the two former airports had runways with a maximum length of 4,200 feet, Lincoln, a former World War II training facility and later Strategic Air Command bomber base, is in another league altogether. The 12,900-foot main runway allowed the airport to be listed as an alternate landing site for the space shuttle. It is still home to the state’s Air National Guard refueling wing and its KC-135s.