Eppley Airfield

OMA originated in 1925 as an extension of Levi Carter Park. That year the City of Omaha acquired 200 acres on the east side of Carter Lake, and aviation activity began almost immediately. In 1927 OMA was named Omaha Municipal Airport. In 1957 OMA was serviced by United Airlines and by Braniff International Airlines. In 1959, the Omaha Airport Authority was created and was solely responsible for Eppley Airfield. In 1960, the airport was renamed in honor of Eugene C. Eppley, from whose estate $1 million was used to prepare the airport for modern-day jets. As such, the first jets arrived in 1960 in the form of United Boeing 720s. In 1961 the terminal building was opened, whereas Concourse B opened in 1970, and Concourse A was remodeled in 1986. There was one hub at OMA, which was operated by Midwest Airlines from 1995 to 2002. Even after the hub ended, the airport remained a focus city for the airline until 2009, when it merged with Frontier Airlines. As of 2017 largest carriers at OMA were Southwest Airlines, Delta Airlines, and United Airlines. There was also a short-lived international flight from OMA to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Air Canada Express, which began on May 1st, 2018, and ended on October 4th, 2019. This followed the completion of the on-site United States Customs and Border Protection facility in January 2016.

The airport is located three miles northeast of downtown Omaha. 

• Planned expansion at OMA includes the extension of Runway 18/36 to enable use by larger aircraft and the joining of the two concourses by a corridor, thus creating one unified terminal. The terminal will also be expanded northward, adding eight gates (for a total of 28). 
• Although OMA is in Nebraska, its geographical positioning west of the Missouri River (which created an oxbow west of the land containing the airport in 1877) means that the airport is surrounded on the east, west, and south by Iowa. 
• Highlights from the food courts include Godfather's Pizza and Blimpie. 
• There is a consolidated car rental facility connected to the North Terminal.