Franklin's Plainview Airport (8NE6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:55 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KK82), 8NE6 is currently IFR with winds from 100° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling.
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.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KK82, 22.3 nm away.
Wind from the east (100°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 800 ft, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 800 ft.
METAR KK82 271355Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM OVC008 08/07 A3015 RMK AO2 T00790070
What changed at KK82 (nearest station)?
Since the 1355Z (8:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1355Z (8:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 8NE6
Based on the nearest station (KK82), 8NE6 is currently IFR with winds from 100° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 1,350 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 2,000 ft | TURF-G | 2 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 34 | 2,000 ft | TURF-G | 2 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 16/342,000 × 125 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8NE6Wind
- 16
- 2 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 2 kt tailwind · 5 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 10→5 kt, ceiling 400 ft → 800 ft.
8NE6 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 8NE6
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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LBF UA /OV LBF060062/TM 1402/FL360/TP E75L/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-29
LBF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LBF060062Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1402Reported at 14:02 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZDVWC-29Remarks.Show raw report
GRI UA /OV 1S GRI/TM 1359/FL022/TP C208/SK OVC B022 T033
GRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 1S GRILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1359Reported at 13:59 UTC.FL022Altitude: 2,200 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC B022 T033Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
EAR UA /OV EAR/TM 1307/FL230/TP CL35/SK BASE023-TOP032/IC NEG
EAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1307Reported at 13:07 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE023-TOP032Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
HYS UA /OV HYS/TM 1250/FL060/TP C25B/SK BASE024 TOP035/RM ZKC FDC FN
HYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HYSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1250Reported at 12:50 UTC.FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.TP C25BAircraft type reporting.SK BASE024 TOP035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.Show raw report
EAR UA /OV EAR/TM 1211/FL060/TP CRJ2/SK BASE027-TOP031
EAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1211Reported at 12:11 UTC.FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE027-TOP031Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
GRI UA /OV GRI/TM 1043/FL120/TP CRJ9/SK BASE009-TOP032/IC NEG/RM DURC KGRI
GRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GRILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1043Reported at 10:43 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE009-TOP032Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURC KGRIRemarks.⚠️ 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 mostly marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 24 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 59%
- 34
- 41%
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Live crosswind meter
8NE6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KK82, 22 nm away.
Wind is 72° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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
- 9h 21m
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Pilot PIREPs for Franklin's Plainview Airport (8NE6)
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