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Orum Aerodrome (86NE) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBTA), 86NE is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 12 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,600 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Orum Aerodrome in Blair, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBTA): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Orum Aerodrome (86NE) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Blair, NE at a field elevation of 1,323 ft. 86NE has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBTA, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOMA.

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VFR
Observed 1935Z (2:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBTA, 10.6 nm away.

Wind
180° 12 kt
gusting 17 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
3,600 ft
Altimeter
29.90"
Temp / Dew
76°F / 24°C
dew 59°F / 15°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 12 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 3,600 ft, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 29.90 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,600 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KBTA 281935Z AUTO 18012G17KT 10SM OVC036 24/15 A2990 RMK AO2 T02420152

What changed at KBTA (nearest station)?

Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 86NE

Based on the nearest station (KBTA), 86NE is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 12 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,600 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,750 ft (field elevation 1,323 ft). 86NE does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOMA, about 22 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
17FAV12 kt head0 kt
3512 kt tail0 kt

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86NE 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 17/35
    2,200 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 86NE
    Wind
    17
    12 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    35
    12 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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
0122319Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→12 kt, ceiling 800 ft → 3,600 ft.

86NE weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

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 86NE

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

PIREP1843Z (1:43 PM CDT) · 45 NM N of 86NE · during descent · F2TH
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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.
PIREP1753Z (12:53 PM CDT) · 9 NM S of 86NE · 5,000 ft MSL · A320
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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.
PIREP1604Z (11:04 AM CDT) · 33 NM SE of 86NE · 34,000 ft MSL · A320
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OMA UA /OV OVR/TM 1604/FL340/TP A320/SK TOP360/TB NEG
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OVRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1604Reported at 16:04 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP360Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1522Z (10:22 AM CDT) · 56 NM SE of 86NE · 8,000 ft MSL · C208
lt turbulence
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OMA UA /OV RDK/TM 1522/FL080/TP C208/SK BKNUNK-TOP150/WX RA/TB LT
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1522Reported at 15:22 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNUNK-TOP150Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB LTTurbulence: lt.
PIREP1434Z (9:34 AM CDT) · 98 NM W of 86NE · 5,000 ft MSL · C208
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GRI UA /OV GRI/TM 1434/FL050/TP C208/SK BASE025-TOP045
GRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GRILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1434Reported at 14:34 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE025-TOP045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
URGENT1348Z (8:48 AM CDT) · 31 NM SE of 86NE · during descent · B742
low-level wind shear
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OMA UUA /OV OFF/TM 1348/FL019/TP B742/RM LLWS -30KT 1NM FINAL RWY 13 900AGL
OMA UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).
OV OFFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1348Reported at 13:48 UTC.
FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.
TP B742Aircraft type reporting.
RM LLWS -30KT 1NM FINAL RWY …Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 86NE

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBTA reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 65%MVFR 33%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 6/15 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 89%MVFR 6%IFR 2%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 6/15 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 2 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
63%
35
37%

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Live crosswind meter

86NE has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBTA, 11 nm away.

N173512 kt
Headwind
12 kt
Crosswind
0 kt
Headwind in gusts
17 kt
Crosswind in gusts
0 kt

Wind is 0° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Orum Aerodrome (86NE) with runway 17/35 marked
N ↑

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
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
86NE
City
Blair
State
Nebraska
Country
United States
Elevation
1,323 ft
Coordinates
41.5417, -96.2739
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBTA
TAF
Nearest KOMA
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 44m

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Pilot PIREPs for Orum Aerodrome (86NE)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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