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Franklin's Plainview Airport (8NE6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KK82), 8NE6 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 13 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Franklin's Plainview Airport in Franklin, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KK82): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Franklin's Plainview Airport (8NE6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Franklin, NE at a field elevation of 2,019 ft. 8NE6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KK82, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KEAR.

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VFR
Observed 1715Z (12:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KK82, 22.3 nm away.

Wind
220° 13 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.94"
Temp / Dew
69°F / 20°C
dew 61°F / 16°C

Wind from the southwest (220°) at 13 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 ft, temperature 20°C (69°F), altimeter 29.94 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KK82 281715Z AUTO 22013KT 10SM SCT020 20/16 A2994 RMK AO2 T02040160

What changed at KK82 (nearest station)?

Since the 1655Z (11:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
  • The 2,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

Current pilot readout for 8NE6

Based on the nearest station (KK82), 8NE6 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 13 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 3,150 ft (field elevation 2,019 ft). 8NE6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KEAR, about 37 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
16FAV9 kt head10 kt right
349 kt tail10 kt left

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8NE6 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 16/34
    2,000 × 125 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 8NE6
    Wind
    16
    9 kt headwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
    34
    9 kt tailwind · 10 kt crosswind from left
    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
0102117Z05Z17Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 9→13 kt, ceiling 600 ft → unlimited.

8NE6 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 8NE6

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

PIREP1517Z (10:17 AM CDT) · 77 NM W of 8NE6 · 3,000 ft MSL · C208
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MCK UA /OV KMCK/TM 1517/FL030/TP C208/SK SK BASE 038 TOP045/IC NEG /RM ZDVWC
MCK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KMCKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1517Reported at 15:17 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK SK BASE 038 TOP045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZDVWCRemarks.
PIREP1434Z (9:34 AM CDT) · 59 NM NE of 8NE6 · 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.
PIREP1409Z (9:09 AM CDT) · 77 NM W of 8NE6 · 2,500 ft MSL · BE65
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MCK UA /OV MCK/TM 1409/FL025/TP BE65/SK TOP050-BASE038/IC NEG/RM ZDVWC-19
MCK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MCKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1409Reported at 14:09 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP BE65Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP050-BASE038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-19Remarks.
PIREP1345Z (8:45 AM CDT) · 100 NM NW of 8NE6 · 2,800 ft MSL · SW4
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LBF UA /OV LBF/TM 1345/FL028/TP SW4/SK BASE036/RM ZDVWC-19
LBF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LBFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1345Reported at 13:45 UTC.
FL028Altitude: 2,800 ft MSL.
TP SW4Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE036Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZDVWC-19Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 8NE6

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KK82 reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 70 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 43%MVFR 39%IFR 19%
Wind avg/max: 8/18 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 72%MVFR 19%IFR 6%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 9/22 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 1.75 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 22

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.

16
61%
34
39%

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Live crosswind meter

8NE6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KK82, 22 nm away.

N163413 kt
Headwind
9 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
10 kt

Wind is 48° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Franklin's Plainview Airport (8NE6) with runway 16/34 marked
N ↑

Runway 16/34 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
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
8NE6
City
Franklin
State
Nebraska
Country
United States
Elevation
2,019 ft
Coordinates
40.1208, -98.9254
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KK82
TAF
Nearest KEAR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 7m

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Pilot PIREPs for Franklin's Plainview Airport (8NE6)

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Franklin's Plainview Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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