South and west, toward the river
Toward the Platte: reserve an airport ride from Gretna, NE, Springfield or Melia
From the far south and west side of the Omaha, Nebraska area, Eppley Airfield is between 22 and 33 minutes away on clear roads, depending on where the car starts. Here you can reserve an airport ride from Gretna, NE, from Springfield, from La Platte or from Melia: send one request with the addresses, the dates and the riders, and one local car company answers with its own written price for each ride. A ride is held for you only when the car company writes back to confirm it.
Gretna, Springfield and the Platte valley: figures start at La Platte
from $115 per car, each way · sedan, up to 3 riders
from $145 per car, each way · SUV, up to 6 riders
Gretna: sedan from $125, SUV from $160, per car, each way
A from-figure is the starting price per car, each way. The car company's written price is the fixed rate that counts, and it may add, each on its own line: a gratuity if one is not included, waiting past the time it names, an extra stop, and an airport charge for the pickup or drop-off if the company passes one on.
Awakened Travel Company is an independent reservation office in North Downtown Omaha, Nebraska. One local car company holding its own Nebraska certificate drives each ride, collects the payment and pays the office a set amount for every booking it accepts.
Places in this area and their fares
| Place | Road miles to Eppley Airfield | Minutes, clear roads | Sedan, up to 3 | SUV, up to 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Platte | 18.4 | 22 | from $115 | from $145 |
| Springfield | 23.7 | 33 | from $125 | from $160 |
| Gretna | 23.8 | 29 | from $125 | from $160 |
| Melia | 28.4 | 32 | from $135 | from $170 |
Four places at the edge of town
Gretna sits along South 180th Street, which is where its drive begins. Springfield lies on Nebraska Highway 50, Melia sits right beside Interstate 80, and La Platte, the nearest of the four to the airport, is reached from US 75.
From the curb, the driver needs only a few plain things: a house number that can be read from the street, and a line in the request if your driveway is long, gravel or shared with a neighbor. If your street is new, it may not show on every map yet, so name the closest cross street in the notes.
Which roads carry the car north
From Gretna the car leaves by South 180th Street, joins Nebraska Highway 370, then runs Interstate 80 and Interstate 480 before Cuming Street finishes the drive. From Springfield it starts on Nebraska Highway 50, meets Interstate 80 and follows that same Interstate 480 and Cuming Street finish. Melia begins on Interstate 80 itself. La Platte goes another way: US 75 north, then Cuming Street.
That route is why La Platte is the quickest at about 22 minutes, while Springfield takes about 33 minutes for almost the same distance as Gretna. As of October 2026 the terminal is split into a North and a South half until 2027, so look at the gate letter, A or B, on your boarding pass before the ride. The car company names the meeting point in its written confirmation.
Patterns for households out by the Platte
Two pickups, one flight fits neighbors in Gretna or Springfield who leave together: one car collects both households on its way north, and the second stop appears as its own line in the written price. Out and back suits a week away, with the ride out first and the ride home days later, and the address for the ride home can be a different one.
A visitor arriving fits families whose guests land at Eppley Airfield: the first ride starts at the airport, and the form asks for the guest's name and phone and a box saying the guest agreed to be contacted. If your address is up north in Blair instead, you can reserve an airport ride from Blair, NE on that area's page, and the fares for every place sit together on one list.
Gretna is 23.8 road miles from Eppley Airfield and La Platte is 18.4, so a sedan starts at $125 per car, each way, from Gretna and at $115 per car, each way, from La Platte.