Smith Field (8NE3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIML), 8NE3 is currently IFR with winds from 270° at 3 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Smith Field in Champion, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIML): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Smith Field (8NE3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Champion, NE at a field elevation of 3,380 ft. 8NE3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIML, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (NW, SE), the longest 3,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMCK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIML, 8.7 nm away.
Wind from the west (270°) at 3 kt, visibility 6 statute miles, overcast at 500 ft, altimeter 29.91 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 500 ft.
METAR KIML 281253Z AUTO 27003KT 6SM HZ OVC005 A2991 RMK AO2 SLPNO $
What changed at KIML (nearest station)?
Since the 1218Z (6:18 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from LIFR to IFR.
- Ceiling lifted from 300 ft to 500 ft.
- Visibility improved from 4 SM to 6 SM.
Current pilot readout for 8NE3
Based on the nearest station (KIML), 8NE3 is currently IFR with winds from 270° at 3 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling. 8NE3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMCK, about 58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWFAV | 3,300 ft | GRAVEL | 0 kt head | 3 kt left |
| SE | 3,300 ft | GRAVEL | 0 kt head | 3 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→3 kt, ceiling 200 ft → 500 ft.
8NE3 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 8NE3
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GLD UA /OV GLD/TM 1025/FL390/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC
GLD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GLDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1025Reported at 10:25 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZDVWCRemarks.Show raw report
LBF UA /OV LBF025040/TM 1011/FL340/TP B763/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-09
LBF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LBF025040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1011Reported at 10:11 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B763Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.RM ZDVWC-09Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 8NE3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIML reported mostly low IFR across 52 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- NW/SE
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100 (green)
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8NE3
- City
- Champion
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,380 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.4820, -101.8072
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIML
- TAF
- Nearest KMCK
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 10h 34m
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Pilot PIREPs for Smith Field (8NE3)
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