Stava Airport (78NE) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAHQ), 78NE is currently VFR with winds from 280° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Stava Airport in Brainard, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAHQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Stava Airport (78NE) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Brainard, NE at a field elevation of 1,655 ft. 78NE has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAHQ, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLNK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAHQ, 20.3 nm away.
Wind from the west (280°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (74°F), altimeter 29.92 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KAHQ 282235Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM CLR 23/15 A2992 RMK AO2 T02310148
What changed at KAHQ (nearest station)?
Since the 2215Z (5:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2215Z (5:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 78NE
Based on the nearest station (KAHQ), 78NE is currently VFR with winds from 280° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (35). Density altitude is approximately 3,000 ft (field elevation 1,655 ft). 78NE does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLNK, about 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35FAV | 2,600 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 17 | 2,600 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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78NE 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 17/352,600 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 78NEWind
- 17
- 2 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 1 kt headwind · 6 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 24 h: wind 4→6 kt, ceiling 1,700 ft → unlimited.
78NE weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 78NE
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BIE UA /OV BIE/TM 2051/FL090/TP BE36/SK TOP088
BIE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BIELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2051Reported at 20:51 UTC.FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.TP BE36Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP088Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
SUX UA /OV SUX120005/TM 1843/FL035/TP F2TH/SK BKN035-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
SUX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SUX120005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1843Reported at 18:43 UTC.FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.TP F2THAircraft type reporting.SK BKN035-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 78NE
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAHQ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 25 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,700 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 64%
- 35
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
78NE has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAHQ, 20 nm away.
Wind is 80° off runway 35, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 78NE
- City
- Brainard
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,655 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.1661, -97.0314
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAHQ
- TAF
- Nearest KLNK
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 50m
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Pilot PIREPs for Stava Airport (78NE)
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