Hyde Ranch Airport (03NE) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBBW), 03NE is currently VFR with winds from 330° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Hyde Ranch Airport in Comstock, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBBW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hyde Ranch Airport (03NE) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Comstock, NE at a field elevation of 2,430 ft. 03NE has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBBW, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KEAR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBBW, 15.5 nm away.
Wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBBW 282253Z AUTO 33007KT 10SM CLR 18/05 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01780050
What changed at KBBW (nearest station)?
Since the 2153Z (4:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed down from 12 to 7 kt.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 29.97 → 30.00 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 03NE
Based on the nearest station (KBBW), 03NE is currently VFR with winds from 330° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (01). Density altitude is approximately 3,250 ft (field elevation 2,430 ft). 03NE does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KEAR, about 51 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01FAV | 2,200 ft | TURF | 6 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 19 | 2,200 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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03NE runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 01/192,200 × 200 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 03NEWind
- 01
- 6 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 19
- 5 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 8→7 kt, ceiling 700 ft → unlimited.
03NE weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 03NE
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MCK UA /OV MCK/TM 2256/FL400/TP B38M/TB INTMT LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-67
MCK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MCKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2256Reported at 22:56 UTC.FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.RM ZDVWC-67Remarks.Show raw report
MCK UA /OV HCT031012/TM 2255/FL310/TP CRJ7/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-08
MCK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HCT031012Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2255Reported at 22:55 UTC.FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.RM ZDVWC-08Remarks.Show raw report
MCK UA /OV HCT020020/TM 2014/FL100/TP BE35/SK SKC/TA 06/TB CONS LGT/RM ZDVWC-19
MCK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HCT020020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2014Reported at 20:14 UTC.FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.TP BE35Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 06Outside air temperature, °C.TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.RM ZDVWC-19Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 03NE
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBBW reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 46 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 19
- 52%
- 01
- 48%
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Live crosswind meter
03NE has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBBW, 16 nm away.
Wind is 30° off runway 01, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 03NE
- City
- Comstock
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,430 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.5464, -99.3312
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBBW
- TAF
- Nearest KEAR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 23h 51m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hyde Ranch Airport (03NE)
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