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Hoppy's Airport (6NE8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:15 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSYF), 6NE8 is currently IFR with winds from 300° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Hoppy's Airport in Benkelman, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSYF): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Hoppy's Airport (6NE8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Benkelman, NE at a field elevation of 3,227 ft. 6NE8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSYF, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGLD.

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IFR
Observed 1715Z (11:15 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSYF, 22.2 nm away.

Wind
300° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
600 ft
Altimeter
30.01"
Temp / Dew
54°F / 12°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 600 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KSYF 281715Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM OVC006 12/10 A3001 RMK AO2

What changed at KSYF (nearest station)?

Since the 1655Z (10:55 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1655Z (10:55 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 6NE8

Based on the nearest station (KSYF), 6NE8 is currently IFR with winds from 300° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (33). Density altitude is approximately 3,550 ft (field elevation 3,227 ft). 6NE8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGLD, about 43 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
33FAV3 kt head4 kt left
154 kt tail3 kt right

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6NE8 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 15/33
    2,600 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 6NE8
    Wind
    15
    4 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    33
    3 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0122317Z05Z17Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→5 kt, ceiling 500 ft → 600 ft.

6NE8 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 6NE8

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

PIREP1633Z (10:33 AM MDT) · 84 NM NW of 6NE8 · during descent · C56X
moderate turbulence
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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.
PIREP1527Z (9:27 AM MDT) · 63 NM SW of 6NE8 · 9,000 ft MSL · T206
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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.
PIREP1517Z (9:17 AM MDT) · 45 NM E of 6NE8 · 3,000 ft MSL · C208
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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.
PIREP1440Z (8:40 AM MDT) · 87 NM W of 6NE8 · 9,500 ft MSL · P28A
occasional light chop turbulence
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SYF UA /OV KFNL-GLD330035 /TM 1440 /FL095 /TP P28A /TB OCNL LGT CHOP
SYF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFNL-GLD330035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1440Reported at 14:40 UTC.
FL095Altitude: 9,500 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1409Z (8:09 AM MDT) · 45 NM E of 6NE8 · 2,500 ft MSL · BE65
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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.
PIREP1345Z (7:45 AM MDT) · 69 NM NE of 6NE8 · 2,800 ft MSL · SW4
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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.
PIREP1334Z (7:34 AM MDT) · 77 NM W of 6NE8 · 34,000 ft MSL · A21N
light chop turbulence
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SNY UA /OV SNY180040/TM 1334/FL340/TP A21N/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-15
SNY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SNY180040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1334Reported at 13:34 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZDVWC-15Remarks.
PIREP1258Z (6:58 AM MDT) · 93 NM S of 6NE8 · during descent · PC12
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LAA UA /OV LAA050045/TM 1258/FL070/TP PC12/SK SKC/TA 15/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM UNRSTD VIS DURD TO 5K2 ZDVWC-28
LAA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LAA050045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1258Reported at 12:58 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 15Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM UNRSTD VIS DURD TO 5K2 ZD…Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 6NE8

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSYF reported mostly low IFR across 71 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 10%MVFR 18%IFR 10%LIFR 62%
Wind avg/max: 7/12 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: LIFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 49%MVFR 13%IFR 11%LIFR 27%
Wind avg/max: 10/29 kt
Max gust: 39 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 23

Most recent change: LIFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

15
69%
33
31%

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Live crosswind meter

6NE8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSYF, 22 nm away.

N33155 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 60° off runway 33, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Hoppy's Airport (6NE8)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Ireg all day
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
6NE8
City
Benkelman
State
Nebraska
Country
United States
Elevation
3,227 ft
Coordinates
40.0869, -101.5690
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSYF
TAF
Nearest KGLD
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
6h 18m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hoppy's Airport (6NE8)

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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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