Harvard State Airport (K08K) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:55 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAUH), K08K is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Harvard State Airport in Harvard, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAUH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Harvard State Airport (K08K) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Harvard, NE at a field elevation of 1,814 ft. K08K has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAUH, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (14/32, 17/35), the longest 3,873 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAUH, 15.1 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 2,400 ft, overcast at 3,300 ft, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,300 ft.
METAR KAUH 281855Z AUTO 22011KT 10SM SCT024 OVC033 21/15 A2993 RMK AO2 T02110149
What changed at KAUH (nearest station)?
Since the 1835Z (1:35 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind direction moved from 250° to 220°.
Current pilot readout for K08K
Based on the nearest station (KAUH), K08K is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,300 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,950 ft (field elevation 1,814 ft). K08K does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGRI, 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 | 3,722 ft | ASPH-G | 8 kt head | 7 kt right |
| 14 | 3,873 ft | TURF-F | 3 kt head | 11 kt right |
| 32 | 3,873 ft | TURF-F | 3 kt tail | 11 kt left |
| 35 | 3,722 ft | ASPH-G | 8 kt tail | 7 kt left |
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K08K runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 14/323,873 × 150 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at K08KWind
- 14
- 3 kt headwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
- 32
- 3 kt tailwind · 11 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 17/353,722 × 60 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K08KWind
- 17
- 8 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 8 kt tailwind · 7 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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 5→11 kt, ceiling 1,300 ft → 3,300 ft.
K08K 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 K08K
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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 K08K
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAUH reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 700 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 47%
- 35
- 25%
- 14
- 18%
- 32
- 10%
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Live crosswind meter
K08K has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAUH, 15 nm away.
Wind is 40° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 14/32, 17/35 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
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 08K
- City
- Harvard
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,814 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.6514, -98.0798
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,873 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAUH
- TAF
- Nearest KGRI
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 38m
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Pilot PIREPs for Harvard State Airport (K08K)
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