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Pawnee City Municipal Airport (50K) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KK83), 50K is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 22 knots gusting 29, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Pawnee City Municipal Airport in Pawnee City, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KK83): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Pawnee City Municipal Airport (50K) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pawnee City, NE at a field elevation of 1,260 ft. 50K has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KK83, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 3,375 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLNK.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KK83, 23 nm away.

Wind
200° 22 kt
gusting 29 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.96"
Temp / Dew
82°F / 28°C
dew 53°F / 12°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 22 kt, gusting 29 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KK83 281915Z AUTO 20022G29KT 10SM CLR 28/12 A2996 RMK AO2 T02770118

What changed at KK83 (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 50K

Based on the nearest station (KK83), 50K is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 22 knots gusting 29, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 3,050 ft (field elevation 1,260 ft). 50K does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLNK, about 51 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
14FAV14 kt head17 kt right (g22)
3214 kt tail17 kt left (g22)

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50K 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 14/32
    3,375 × 125 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 50K
    Wind
    14
    14 kt headwind · 17 kt crosswind from right
    32
    14 kt tailwind · 17 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
0173319Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 8→22 kt, ceiling 3,700 ft → unlimited.

50K 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 50K

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

PIREP1753Z (12:53 PM CDT) · 77 NM N of 50K · 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) · 66 NM N of 50K · 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) · 69 NM NE of 50K · 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.
PIREP1448Z (9:48 AM CDT) · 84 NM SE of 50K · 14,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
moderate durc 10,000–16,000 ft mod tb turbulence
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MCI UA /OV MCI/TM 1448/FL140/TP CRJ7/TB MOD DURC 100-160 MOD TB/RM /ZKC FDC/AF
MCI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MCILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1448Reported at 14:48 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD DURC 100-160 MOD TBTurbulence: moderate durc 10,000–16,000 ft mod tb.
RM /ZKC FDC/AFRemarks.
URGENT1348Z (8:48 AM CDT) · 62 NM N of 50K · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 50K

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KK83 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 29 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,700 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 11/24 kt
Max gust: 29 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,700 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 7/20 kt
Max gust: 28 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,900 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

14
75%
32
25%

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Live crosswind meter

50K has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KK83, 23 nm away.

N143222 kt
Headwind
14 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
17 kt
Headwind in gusts
19 kt
Crosswind in gusts
22 kt

Wind is 50° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,375 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Pawnee City Municipal Airport (50K) with runway 14/32 marked
N ↑

Runway 14/32 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Fuel
100LL
Attended
On Call all day
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
50K
City
Pawnee City
State
Nebraska
Country
United States
Elevation
1,260 ft
Coordinates
40.1161, -96.1945
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,375 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KK83
TAF
Nearest KLNK
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 58m

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Pilot PIREPs for Pawnee City Municipal Airport (50K)

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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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