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McCardles Airport (89NE) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBTA), 89NE is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 10 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,400 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near McCardles Airport in Blair, NV, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBTA): conditions and runway crosswinds.

McCardles Airport (89NE) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Blair, NV at a field elevation of 1,274 ft. 89NE has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBTA, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOMA.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBTA, 3.8 nm away.

Wind
180° 10 kt
gusting 19 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
3,400 ft
Altimeter
29.90"
Temp / Dew
76°F / 24°C
dew 60°F / 15°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 10 kt, gusting 19 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 3,400 ft, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 29.90 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,400 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KBTA 281915Z AUTO 18010G19KT 10SM OVC034 24/15 A2990 RMK AO2 T02440154

What changed at KBTA (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed down from 15 to 10 kt.

Current pilot readout for 89NE

Based on the nearest station (KBTA), 89NE is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 10 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,400 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,750 ft (field elevation 1,274 ft). 89NE does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOMA, about 15 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
18FAV10 kt head0 kt
3610 kt tail0 kt

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89NE 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 18/36
    1,800 × 65 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 89NE
    Wind
    18
    10 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    36
    10 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→10 kt, ceiling 800 ft → 3,400 ft.

89NE 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 89NE

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

PIREP1843Z (1:43 PM CDT) · 49 NM N of 89NE · 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) · 6 NM SW of 89NE · 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) · 26 NM SE of 89NE · 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) · 48 NM SE of 89NE · 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.
URGENT1348Z (8:48 AM CDT) · 24 NM SE of 89NE · 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.
PIREP1330Z (8:30 AM CDT) · 43 NM SW of 89NE · 4,000 ft MSL · TBM7
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LNK UA /OV LNK/TM 1330/FL040/TP TBM7/SK CLR
LNK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LNKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1330Reported at 13:30 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1327Z (8:27 AM CDT) · 43 NM SW of 89NE · during climb · TBM7
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LNK UA /OV LNK/TM 1327/FL120/TP TBM7/SK BASE 100 TOP 110/TB NEG ABV 120/RM DURC
LNK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LNKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1327Reported at 13:27 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 100 TOP 110Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEG ABV 120Turbulence: none reported abv 120.
RM DURCRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 89NE

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 64%MVFR 33%IFR 3%
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.

18
63%
36
37%

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Live crosswind meter

89NE has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBTA, 3.8 nm away.

N183610 kt
Headwind
10 kt
Crosswind
0 kt
Headwind in gusts
19 kt
Crosswind in gusts
0 kt

Wind is 0° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of McCardles Airport (89NE) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
89NE
City
Blair
State
Nevada
Country
United States
Elevation
1,274 ft
Coordinates
41.4765, -96.1280
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBTA
TAF
Nearest KOMA
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 4m

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Pilot PIREPs for McCardles Airport (89NE)

Community-submitted

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

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