Fiese Airstrip (2NE5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLXN), 2NE5 is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 11 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Fiese Airstrip in Gothenburg, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLXN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Fiese Airstrip (2NE5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gothenburg, NE at a field elevation of 2,535 ft. 2NE5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLXN, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLBF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLXN, 15.7 nm away.
Wind from the north (350°) at 11 kt, gusting 14 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 2,200 ft, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLXN 281935Z AUTO 35011G14KT 10SM SCT022 18/13 A2996 RMK AO2 T01770132
What changed at KLXN (nearest station)?
Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 14 kt.
- Wind direction moved from 320° to 350°.
- The 2,200 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
Current pilot readout for 2NE5
Based on the nearest station (KLXN), 2NE5 is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 11 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 3,400 ft (field elevation 2,535 ft). 2NE5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLBF, about 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 11 kt head | 2 kt left |
| S | 2,000 ft | TURF | 11 kt head | 2 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 4→11 kt, ceiling 700 ft → unlimited.
2NE5 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 2NE5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MCK UA /OV KMCK/TM 1517/FL030/TP C208/SK SK BASE 038 TOP045/IC NEG /RM ZDVWC
MCK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KMCKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1517Reported at 15:17 UTC.FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK SK BASE 038 TOP045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM ZDVWCRemarks.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
MCK UA /OV MCK/TM 1409/FL025/TP BE65/SK TOP050-BASE038/IC NEG/RM ZDVWC-19
MCK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MCKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1409Reported at 14:09 UTC.FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.TP BE65Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP050-BASE038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM ZDVWC-19Remarks.Show raw report
LBF UA /OV LBF/TM 1345/FL028/TP SW4/SK BASE036/RM ZDVWC-19
LBF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LBFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1345Reported at 13:45 UTC.FL028Altitude: 2,800 ft MSL.TP SW4Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE036Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZDVWC-19Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 2NE5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLXN reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 100%
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 2NE5
- City
- Gothenburg
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,535 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.8990, -100.0915
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLXN
- TAF
- Nearest KLBF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 1m
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Pilot PIREPs for Fiese Airstrip (2NE5)
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