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Farington Field (K01) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAFK), K01 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 19 knots gusting 25, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Farington Field in Auburn, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAFK): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Farington Field (K01) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Auburn, NE at a field elevation of 924 ft. K01 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAFK, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,750 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOFF.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAFK, 13.6 nm away.

Wind
210° 19 kt
gusting 25 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.92"
Temp / Dew
79°F / 26°C
dew 60°F / 16°C

Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 19 kt, gusting 25 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 11,000 ft, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 29.92 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KAFK 281915Z AUTO 21019G25KT 10SM SCT110 26/16 A2992 RMK AO2 T02620156

What changed at KAFK (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • The 11,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

Current pilot readout for K01

Based on the nearest station (KAFK), K01 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 19 knots gusting 25, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 16. Density altitude is approximately 2,500 ft (field elevation 924 ft). K01 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOFF, about 44 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
16FAV12 kt head15 kt right (g19)
3412 kt tail15 kt left (g19)

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K01 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
    3,750 × 60 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K01
    Wind
    16
    12 kt headwind · 15 kt crosswind from right
    34
    12 kt tailwind · 15 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
0142919Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 3→19 kt, ceiling 500 ft → unlimited.

K01 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 K01

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

PIREP1753Z (12:53 PM CDT) · 63 NM N of K01 · 5,000 ft MSL · A320
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OMA UA /OV OMA290015/TM 1753/FL050/TP A320/SK BKN040
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OMA290015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1753Reported at 17:53 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1604Z (11:04 AM CDT) · 47 NM N of K01 · 34,000 ft MSL · A320
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OMA UA /OV OVR/TM 1604/FL340/TP A320/SK TOP360/TB NEG
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OVRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1604Reported at 16:04 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP360Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1522Z (10:22 AM CDT) · 45 NM NE of K01 · 8,000 ft MSL · C208
lt turbulence
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OMA UA /OV RDK/TM 1522/FL080/TP C208/SK BKNUNK-TOP150/WX RA/TB LT
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1522Reported at 15:22 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNUNK-TOP150Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB LTTurbulence: lt.
PIREP1448Z (9:48 AM CDT) · 82 NM SE of K01 · 14,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
moderate durc 10,000–16,000 ft mod tb turbulence
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MCI UA /OV MCI/TM 1448/FL140/TP CRJ7/TB MOD DURC 100-160 MOD TB/RM /ZKC FDC/AF
MCI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MCILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1448Reported at 14:48 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD DURC 100-160 MOD TBTurbulence: moderate durc 10,000–16,000 ft mod tb.
RM /ZKC FDC/AFRemarks.
URGENT1348Z (8:48 AM CDT) · 44 NM N of K01 · during descent · B742
low-level wind shear
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OMA UUA /OV OFF/TM 1348/FL019/TP B742/RM LLWS -30KT 1NM FINAL RWY 13 900AGL
OMA UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).
OV OFFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1348Reported at 13:48 UTC.
FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.
TP B742Aircraft type reporting.
RM LLWS -30KT 1NM FINAL RWY …Remarks.
PIREP1330Z (8:30 AM CDT) · 54 NM NW of K01 · 4,000 ft MSL · TBM7
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LNK UA /OV LNK/TM 1330/FL040/TP TBM7/SK CLR
LNK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LNKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1330Reported at 13:30 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1327Z (8:27 AM CDT) · 54 NM NW of K01 · during climb · TBM7
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LNK UA /OV LNK/TM 1327/FL120/TP TBM7/SK BASE 100 TOP 110/TB NEG ABV 120/RM DURC
LNK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LNKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1327Reported at 13:27 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 100 TOP 110Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEG ABV 120Turbulence: none reported abv 120.
RM DURCRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K01

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAFK reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 25 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 85%MVFR 3%IFR 13%
Wind avg/max: 7/19 kt
Max gust: 25 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 89%MVFR 2%IFR 8%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 6/19 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 1 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 15

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

16
73%
34
27%

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Live crosswind meter

K01 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAFK, 14 nm away.

N163419 kt
Headwind
12 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
15 kt
Headwind in gusts
16 kt
Crosswind in gusts
19 kt

Wind is 50° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,750 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Farington Field (K01) 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

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
K01
City
Auburn
State
Nebraska
Country
United States
Elevation
924 ft
Coordinates
40.3875, -95.7892
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,750 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KAFK
TAF
Nearest KOFF
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 5m

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Pilot PIREPs for Farington Field (K01)

Community-submitted

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

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