Cole Memorial Airport (57NE) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:35 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGRN), 57NE is currently LIFR with winds from 210° at 11 knots, visibility 1/2 statute mile, and a 300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Cole Memorial Airport in Merriman, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGRN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Cole Memorial Airport (57NE) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Merriman, NE at a field elevation of 3,259 ft. 57NE has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGRN, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KVTN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGRN, 22.3 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 11 kt, visibility 1/2 statute mile, overcast at 300 ft, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.
METAR KGRN 280935Z AUTO 21011KT 1/2SM FG OVC003 06/06 A2989 RMK AO2 T00610060
What changed at KGRN (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (3:15 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed up from 4 to 11 kt.
Current pilot readout for 57NE
Based on the nearest station (KGRN), 57NE is currently LIFR with winds from 210° at 11 knots, visibility 1/2 statute mile, and a 300 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 3,000 ft (field elevation 3,259 ft). 57NE does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KVTN, 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11FAV | 2,400 ft | ASPH-P | 0 kt head | 11 kt right |
| 29 | 2,400 ft | ASPH-P | 0 kt head | 11 kt left |
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57NE 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 11/292,400 × 50 ft · ASPH-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at 57NEWind
- 11
- 0 kt headwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
- 29
- 0 kt headwind · 11 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 8→11 kt, ceiling 400 ft → 300 ft.
57NE 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 57NE
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGRN reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 29
- 54%
- 11
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
57NE has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGRN, 22 nm away.
Wind is 90° off runway 11, 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
- 57NE
- City
- Merriman
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,259 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.9243, -101.6937
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGRN
- TAF
- Nearest KVTN
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 13h 50m
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Pilot PIREPs for Cole Memorial Airport (57NE)
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