An E-4B takes off from the runway here and flies over Building D May 7, 2020. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center has awarded a $143.9 million contract to replace the runway here. During the two-year project, the 55th Wing’s fleet will conduct flight operations out of Lincoln Airport, roughly 50 miles away. The project will reconstruct the original runway infrastructure, built in 1941, to include full-depth concrete end sections, an asphalt center section, and asphalt shoulders as well as installation of new lighting systems.