Genoa Municipal Airport (97Y) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:56 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOLU), 97Y is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Genoa Municipal Airport in Genoa, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOLU): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Genoa Municipal Airport (97Y) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Genoa, NE at a field elevation of 1,572 ft. 97Y has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOLU, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 2,517 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOFK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOLU, 16.8 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 7,500 ft, broken clouds at 9,000 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 9,000 ft.
METAR KOLU 281056Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM SCT075 BKN090 13/13 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP147 T01280128
What changed at KOLU (nearest station)?
Since the 0956Z (4:56 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
- A ceiling formed at 9,000 ft.
- Visibility improved from 4 SM to 10 SM.
- Mist ended (BR).
Current pilot readout for 97Y
Based on the nearest station (KOLU), 97Y is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (11). Density altitude is approximately 1,650 ft (field elevation 1,572 ft). 97Y does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOFK, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11FAV | 2,517 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 29 | 2,517 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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97Y 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 11/292,517 × 100 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 97YWind
- 11
- 4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 29
- 4 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
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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 7→4 kt, ceiling 400 ft → 9,000 ft.
97Y weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 97Y
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 97Y
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOLU reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 36 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 11
- 68%
- 29
- 32%
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Live crosswind meter
97Y has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOLU, 17 nm away.
Wind is 27° off runway 11, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 11/29 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 97Y
- City
- Genoa
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,572 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.4042, -97.7087
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,517 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOLU
- TAF
- Nearest KOFK
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 21m
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Pilot PIREPs for Genoa Municipal Airport (97Y)
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