Mc Kay Airport (05NE) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBVN), 05NE is currently MVFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 1,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Mc Kay Airport in Spalding, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBVN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Mc Kay Airport (05NE) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Spalding, NE at a field elevation of 2,010 ft. 05NE has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBVN, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 3,210 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOFK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBVN, 11.4 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, overcast at 1,500 ft, temperature 13°C (56°F), altimeter 29.92 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,500 ft.
METAR KBVN 281255Z AUTO 14004KT 5SM BR OVC015 13/13 A2992 RMK AO2 T01320125
What changed at KBVN (nearest station)?
Since the 1255Z (7:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1255Z (7:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 05NE
Based on the nearest station (KBVN), 05NE is currently MVFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 1,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 15. Density altitude is approximately 2,300 ft (field elevation 2,010 ft). 05NE does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOFK, about 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15FAV | 3,210 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 33 | 3,210 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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05NE 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 15/333,210 × 80 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 05NEWind
- 15
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 33
- 3 kt tailwind · 3 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 24 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling 500 ft → 1,300 ft.
05NE weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 05NE
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBVN reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: LIFR → MVFR
Most recent change: LIFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 15
- 61%
- 33
- 39%
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Live crosswind meter
05NE has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBVN, 11 nm away.
Wind is 17° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 05NE
- City
- Spalding
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,010 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.7222, -98.3090
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,210 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBVN
- TAF
- Nearest KOFK
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 16m
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Pilot PIREPs for Mc Kay Airport (05NE)
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