Hay Springs Municipal Airport (4V6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:53 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCDR), 4V6 is currently VFR with winds from 280° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Hay Springs Municipal Airport in Hay Springs, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCDR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hay Springs Municipal Airport (4V6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hay Springs, NE at a field elevation of 3,831 ft. 4V6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCDR, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 2,775 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCDR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCDR, 19.7 nm away.
Wind from the west (280°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCDR 282253Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM CLR 16/02 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01610022
What changed at KCDR (nearest station)?
Since the 2153Z (3:53 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2153Z (3:53 PM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 4V6
Based on the nearest station (KCDR), 4V6 is currently VFR with winds from 280° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (29). Density altitude is approximately 4,750 ft (field elevation 3,831 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29FAV | 2,775 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 11 | 2,775 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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4V6 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 11/292,775 × 300 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 4V6Wind
- 11
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 29
- 4 kt headwind · 1 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 unlimited → unlimited.
4V6 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 4V6
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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CDR UA /OV TST045030/TM 2024/FL430/TP C25B/RM MTN WAVE +/-5KTS 40-50FT ZDVWC-32
CDR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TST045030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2024Reported at 20:24 UTC.FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.TP C25BAircraft type reporting.RM MTN WAVE +/-5KTS 40-50FT …Remarks.Show raw report
RAP UA /OV RAP200045/TM 1828/FL330/TP B739/RM LGT MTW +/-10KT ZDVWC-32
RAP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RAP200045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1828Reported at 18:28 UTC.FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.RM LGT MTW +/-10KT ZDVWC-32Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 4V6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCDR reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 9,500 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 11
- 53%
- 29
- 47%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2320Z (5:20 PM MDT)
TAF KCDR 282320Z 2900/2924 28004KT P6SM SKC FM290300 15007KT P6SM SKC FM290900 19008KT P6SM SCT130 FM291500 22008KT P6SM SCT130 FM292100 VRB06KT P6SM FEW130
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Live crosswind meter
4V6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCDR, 20 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 29, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 11/29 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 4V6
- City
- Hay Springs
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,831 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.6822, -102.7010
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,775 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCDR
- TAF
- Nearest KCDR
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 6m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hay Springs Municipal Airport (4V6)
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