Diamond Bar Jones Airport (5NE3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:44 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KLBF), 5NE3 is currently LIFR with winds from 130° at 3 knots, visibility 1.5 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Diamond Bar Jones Airport in Stapleton, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLBF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Diamond Bar Jones Airport (5NE3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Stapleton, NE at a field elevation of 2,900 ft. 5NE3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLBF, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 3 physical runways (17/35, N, S), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLBF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLBF, 23.5 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 3 kt, visibility 1.5 statute miles, overcast at 200 ft, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.
SPECI KLBF 271444Z AUTO 13003KT 1 1/2SM BR OVC002 04/03 A3009 RMK AO2 T00390033
What changed at KLBF (nearest station)?
Since the 1444Z (9:44 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1444Z (9:44 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 5NE3
Based on the nearest station (KLBF), 5NE3 is currently LIFR with winds from 130° at 3 knots, visibility 1.5 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,050 ft (field elevation 2,900 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 35 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
| N | 2,000 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
| S | 2,000 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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5NE3 runways
3 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 17/352,000 × 200 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5NE3Wind
- 17
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
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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 24 h: wind 5→5 kt, ceiling 700 ft → 200 ft.
5NE3 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 5NE3
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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LBF UA /OV LBF060062/TM 1402/FL360/TP E75L/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-29
LBF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LBF060062Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1402Reported at 14:02 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZDVWC-29Remarks.Show raw report
EAR UA /OV EAR/TM 1307/FL230/TP CL35/SK BASE023-TOP032/IC NEG
EAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1307Reported at 13:07 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE023-TOP032Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
ONL UA /OV KONL/TM 1259/FL025/TP BE99/SK BASE025/RM DURD
ONL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KONLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1259Reported at 12:59 UTC.FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.TP BE99Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
EAR UA /OV EAR/TM 1211/FL060/TP CRJ2/SK BASE027-TOP031
EAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1211Reported at 12:11 UTC.FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE027-TOP031Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5NE3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLBF reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 44 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 60%
- 35/N/S
- 40%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1441Z (9:41 AM CDT)
TAF KLBF 271441Z 2715/2812 VRB04KT 2SM BR BKN004 TEMPO 2715/2716 3/4SM BR VV002 FM271600 19010KT P6SM BKN009 FM272000 20008KT P6SM SCT008 OVC020 FM280100 15005KT P6SM BKN003 FM280500 VRB04KT 1SM BR OVC003
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Live crosswind meter
5NE3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLBF, 24 nm away.
Wind is 49° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5NE3
- City
- Stapleton
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,900 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.4883, -100.4875
- Runways
- 3 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLBF
- TAF
- Nearest KLBF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 8h 49m
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Pilot PIREPs for Diamond Bar Jones Airport (5NE3)
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