X1 Ranch Airport (8NE5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KODX), 8NE5 is currently LIFR with winds from 120° at 8 knots, visibility 1/2 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near X1 Ranch Airport in Ericson, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KODX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
X1 Ranch Airport (8NE5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ericson, NE at a field elevation of 2,070 ft. 8NE5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KODX, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGRI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KODX, 14.2 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 8 kt, visibility 1/2 statute mile, sky obscured at 200 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 29.90 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.
METAR KODX 281053Z AUTO 12008KT 1/2SM FG VV002 13/13 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP128 T01280128
What changed at KODX (nearest station)?
Since the 1003Z (5:03 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.92 → 29.90 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 8NE5
Based on the nearest station (KODX), 8NE5 is currently LIFR with winds from 120° at 8 knots, visibility 1/2 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (11). Density altitude is approximately 2,350 ft (field elevation 2,070 ft). 8NE5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGRI, about 53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11FAV | 3,000 ft | TURF | 8 kt head | 0 kt |
| 29 | 3,000 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 0 kt |
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8NE5 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 11/293,000 × 170 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8NE5Wind
- 11
- 8 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 29
- 8 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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 23 h: wind 0→8 kt, ceiling 700 ft → 200 ft.
8NE5 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 8NE5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ARP UAL2847 4214N 09912W 1057 F370 MS60 249/055KT TB NONE SK ON TOP IC NONE
ARP UAL2847 4214N 09912W 105…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.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 8NE5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KODX reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 43 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 11
- 61%
- 29
- 39%
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Live crosswind meter
8NE5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KODX, 14 nm away.
Wind is 2° off runway 11, 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
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8NE5
- City
- Ericson
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,070 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.7906, -98.7279
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KODX
- TAF
- Nearest KGRI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 24m
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Pilot PIREPs for X1 Ranch Airport (8NE5)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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