Ensor Field (88NE) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAFK), 88NE is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Ensor Field in Johnson, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAFK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ensor Field (88NE) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Johnson, NE at a field elevation of 1,170 ft. 88NE has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAFK, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 1,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLNK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAFK, 14 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (56°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KAFK 280955Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 13/12 A3002 RMK AO2 T01330117
What changed at KAFK (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 88NE
Based on the nearest station (KAFK), 88NE is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 1,170 ft). 88NE does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLNK, 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 1,400 ft | TURF | 6 kt head | 0 kt |
| 34 | 1,400 ft | TURF | 6 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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88NE 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 16/341,400 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 88NEWind
- 16
- 6 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 34
- 6 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 6→6 kt, ceiling 4,800 ft → unlimited.
88NE 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 88NE
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAFK reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 72%
- 34
- 28%
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Live crosswind meter
88NE has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAFK, 14 nm away.
Wind is 4° off runway 16, 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
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 88NE
- City
- Johnson
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,170 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.4039, -96.0172
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAFK
- TAF
- Nearest KLNK
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 14m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ensor Field (88NE)
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