Johnston Field (9NE4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBVN), 9NE4 is currently LIFR with winds from 130° at 5 knots, visibility 3 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Johnston Field in Lindsay, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBVN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Johnston Field (9NE4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lindsay, NE at a field elevation of 1,800 ft. 9NE4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBVN, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOFK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBVN, 14 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 5 kt, visibility 3 statute miles, overcast at 300 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.
METAR KBVN 281055Z AUTO 13005KT 3SM BR OVC003 13/12 A2995 RMK AO2 T01270121
What changed at KBVN (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 9NE4
Based on the nearest station (KBVN), 9NE4 is currently LIFR with winds from 130° at 5 knots, visibility 3 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,900 ft (field elevation 1,800 ft). 9NE4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOFK, about 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 2,600 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 35 | 2,600 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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9NE4 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 17/352,600 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 9NE4Wind
- 17
- 3 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 3 kt tailwind · 4 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 4→5 kt, ceiling 700 ft → 300 ft.
9NE4 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 9NE4
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 9NE4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBVN reported mostly IFR across 72 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 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.
- 17
- 61%
- 35
- 39%
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Live crosswind meter
9NE4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBVN, 14 nm away.
Wind is 47° off runway 17, 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
- 9NE4
- City
- Lindsay
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,800 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.7033, -97.7445
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBVN
- TAF
- Nearest KOFK
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 20m
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Pilot PIREPs for Johnston Field (9NE4)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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