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Sibbernsen Airport (1NE5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBTA), 1NE5 is currently MVFR with winds from 170° at 12 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,800 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Sibbernsen Airport in Washington, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBTA): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Sibbernsen Airport (1NE5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Washington, NE at a field elevation of 1,280 ft. 1NE5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBTA, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 1,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOMA.

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MVFR
Observed 1815Z (1:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBTA, 8 nm away.

Wind
170° 12 kt
gusting 20 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
2,800 ft
Altimeter
29.93"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 59°F / 15°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 12 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 2,800 ft, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,800 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KBTA 281815Z AUTO 17012G20KT 10SM OVC028 23/15 A2993 RMK AO2 T02280151

What changed at KBTA (nearest station)?

Since the 1815Z (1:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1815Z (1:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 1NE5

Based on the nearest station (KBTA), 1NE5 is currently MVFR with winds from 170° at 12 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,800 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 2,500 ft (field elevation 1,280 ft). 1NE5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOMA, about 19 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
13FAV10 kt head7 kt right (g11)
3110 kt tail7 kt left (g11)

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1NE5 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.

  • Runway 13/31
    1,400 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 1NE5
    Wind
    13
    10 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
    31
    10 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0122318Z06Z18Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→14 kt, ceiling 600 ft → 3,000 ft.

1NE5 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 1NE5

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1753Z (12:53 PM CDT) · 4 NM E of 1NE5 · 5,000 ft MSL · A320
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OMA UA /OV OMA290015/TM 1753/FL050/TP A320/SK BKN040
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OMA290015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1753Reported at 17:53 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1604Z (11:04 AM CDT) · 29 NM SE of 1NE5 · 34,000 ft MSL · A320
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OMA UA /OV OVR/TM 1604/FL340/TP A320/SK TOP360/TB NEG
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OVRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1604Reported at 16:04 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP360Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1522Z (10:22 AM CDT) · 52 NM SE of 1NE5 · 8,000 ft MSL · C208
lt turbulence
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OMA UA /OV RDK/TM 1522/FL080/TP C208/SK BKNUNK-TOP150/WX RA/TB LT
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1522Reported at 15:22 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNUNK-TOP150Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB LTTurbulence: lt.
PIREP1434Z (9:34 AM CDT) · 95 NM W of 1NE5 · 5,000 ft MSL · C208
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GRI UA /OV GRI/TM 1434/FL050/TP C208/SK BASE025-TOP045
GRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GRILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1434Reported at 14:34 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE025-TOP045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
URGENT1348Z (8:48 AM CDT) · 25 NM SE of 1NE5 · during descent · B742
low-level wind shear
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OMA UUA /OV OFF/TM 1348/FL019/TP B742/RM LLWS -30KT 1NM FINAL RWY 13 900AGL
OMA UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).
OV OFFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1348Reported at 13:48 UTC.
FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.
TP B742Aircraft type reporting.
RM LLWS -30KT 1NM FINAL RWY …Remarks.
PIREP1330Z (8:30 AM CDT) · 36 NM SW of 1NE5 · 4,000 ft MSL · TBM7
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LNK UA /OV LNK/TM 1330/FL040/TP TBM7/SK CLR
LNK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LNKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1330Reported at 13:30 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1327Z (8:27 AM CDT) · 36 NM SW of 1NE5 · during climb · TBM7
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LNK UA /OV LNK/TM 1327/FL120/TP TBM7/SK BASE 100 TOP 110/TB NEG ABV 120/RM DURC
LNK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LNKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1327Reported at 13:27 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 100 TOP 110Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEG ABV 120Turbulence: none reported abv 120.
RM DURCRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 1NE5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBTA reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 61%MVFR 33%IFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 5/15 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 89%MVFR 6%IFR 2%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 6/15 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 2 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

13
65%
31
35%

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Live crosswind meter

1NE5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBTA, 8 nm away.

N133112 kt
Headwind
10 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
7 kt
Headwind in gusts
17 kt
Crosswind in gusts
11 kt

Wind is 34° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Sibbernsen Airport (1NE5)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
1NE5
City
Washington
State
Nebraska
Country
United States
Elevation
1,280 ft
Coordinates
41.4055, -96.2861
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,400 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBTA
TAF
Nearest KOMA
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 49m

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Pilot PIREPs for Sibbernsen Airport (1NE5)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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