Meyers Freedom Flight Hardy Airport (85NE) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHJH), 85NE is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Meyers Freedom Flight Hardy Airport in Hardy, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHJH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Meyers Freedom Flight Hardy Airport (85NE) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hardy, NE at a field elevation of 1,624 ft. 85NE has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHJH, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGRI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHJH, 18.2 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 3,600 ft, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHJH 281255Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM SCT036 16/14 A2995 RMK AO2 T01610143
What changed at KHJH (nearest station)?
Since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- The 3,600 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
Current pilot readout for 85NE
Based on the nearest station (KHJH), 85NE is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,100 ft (field elevation 1,624 ft). 85NE does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGRI, about 59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 2,400 ft | TURF | 7 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 35 | 2,400 ft | TURF | 7 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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85NE 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 17/352,400 × 70 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 85NEWind
- 17
- 7 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 7 kt tailwind · 1 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 0→7 kt, ceiling 1,400 ft → unlimited.
85NE 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 85NE
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHJH reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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
- 70%
- 35
- 30%
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Live crosswind meter
85NE has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHJH, 18 nm away.
Wind is 8° off runway 17, 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
- Fuel
- Mogas (auto fuel)
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 85NE
- City
- Hardy
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,624 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.0208, -97.9420
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHJH
- TAF
- Nearest KGRI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 21m
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