Hendricks Field (27NE) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:55 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGGF), 27NE is currently LIFR with winds from 280° at 4 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Hendricks Field in Grant, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGGF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hendricks Field (27NE) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Grant, NE at a field elevation of 3,450 ft. 27NE has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGGF, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLBF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGGF, 9.3 nm away.
Wind from the west (280°) at 4 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, overcast at 400 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 29.91 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 400 ft.
METAR KGGF 281255Z AUTO 28004KT 9SM OVC004 11/11 A2991 RMK AO2
What changed at KGGF (nearest station)?
Since the 1235Z (6:35 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from IFR to LIFR.
- Ceiling dropped from 500 ft to 400 ft.
- Visibility moved from 6 SM to 9 SM.
- Mist ended (BR).
Current pilot readout for 27NE
Based on the nearest station (KGGF), 27NE is currently LIFR with winds from 280° at 4 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (32). Density altitude is approximately 3,800 ft (field elevation 3,450 ft). 27NE does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLBF, about 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32FAV | 2,600 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 14 | 2,600 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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27NE 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 14/322,600 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 27NEWind
- 14
- 3 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 32
- 3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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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 7→4 kt, ceiling 300 ft → 400 ft.
27NE weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 27NE
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GLD UA /OV GLD/TM 1025/FL390/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC
GLD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GLDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1025Reported at 10:25 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZDVWCRemarks.Show raw report
LBF UA /OV LBF025040/TM 1011/FL340/TP B763/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-09
LBF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LBF025040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1011Reported at 10:11 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B763Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.RM ZDVWC-09Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 27NE
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGGF reported mostly low IFR across 69 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 14
- 67%
- 32
- 33%
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Live crosswind meter
27NE has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGGF, 9.3 nm away.
Wind is 40° off runway 32, 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
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 27NE
- City
- Grant
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,450 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.7228, -101.7960
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGGF
- TAF
- Nearest KLBF
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 10h 32m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hendricks Field (27NE)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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