Malone M-Bar Ranch Airport (4NE8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIML), 4NE8 is currently VFR with winds from 340° at 13 knots gusting 23, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Malone M-Bar Ranch Airport in Palisade, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIML): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Malone M-Bar Ranch Airport (4NE8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Palisade, NE at a field elevation of 3,000 ft. 4NE8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIML, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (13/31, 17/35), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMCK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIML, 22.7 nm away.
Wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 13 kt, gusting 23 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KIML 281853Z AUTO 34013G23KT 10SM CLR A3000 RMK AO2 SLPNO $
What changed at KIML (nearest station)?
Since the 1753Z (12:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1753Z (12:53 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 4NE8
Based on the nearest station (KIML), 4NE8 is currently VFR with winds from 340° at 13 knots gusting 23, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 31, 35. 4NE8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMCK, about 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 3,000 ft | TURF | 12 kt head | 4 kt left (g8) |
| 31FAV | 2,640 ft | TURF | 12 kt head | 5 kt right (g8) |
| 17 | 3,000 ft | TURF | 12 kt tail | 4 kt right (g7) |
| 13 | 2,640 ft | TURF | 12 kt tail | 5 kt left (g8) |
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4NE8 runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 13/312,640 × 150 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 4NE8Wind
- 13
- 12 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 31
- 12 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 17/353,000 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 4NE8Wind
- 17
- 12 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 12 kt headwind · 4 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 10→13 kt, ceiling 1,500 ft → unlimited.
4NE8 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 4NE8
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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STK UA /OV STK/TM 1633/FL300/TP C56X/TB MOD/RM DURD ZDVWC-16
STK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV STKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1633Reported at 16:33 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP C56XAircraft type reporting.TB MODTurbulence: moderate.RM DURD ZDVWC-16Remarks.Show raw report
AKO UA /OV TXC090020/TM 1527/FL090/TP T206/SK SKC/RM VMC ZDVWC-07
AKO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TXC090020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1527Reported at 15:27 UTC.FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.TP T206Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM VMC ZDVWC-07Remarks.Show raw report
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
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 4NE8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIML reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 44 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 33%
- 13
- 26%
- 35
- 25%
- 31
- 16%
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Live crosswind meter
4NE8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIML, 23 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 35, 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
- 4NE8
- City
- Palisade
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,000 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.3828, -101.1520
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIML
- TAF
- Nearest KMCK
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 5m
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Pilot PIREPs for Malone M-Bar Ranch Airport (4NE8)
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