Hartington Municipal Airport / Bud Becker Field (K0B4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KVMR), K0B4 is currently MVFR with winds from 090° at 6 knots, visibility 3 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Hartington Municipal Airport / Bud Becker Field in Hartington, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KVMR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hartington Municipal Airport / Bud Becker Field (K0B4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hartington, NE at a field elevation of 1,388 ft. K0B4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KVMR, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (03/21, 13/31), the longest 3,950 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KVMR, 17.1 nm away.
Wind from the east (090°) at 6 kt, visibility 3 statute miles, a few clouds at 600 ft, a few clouds at 2,900 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 29.97 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).
METAR KVMR 280955Z AUTO 09006KT 3SM BR FEW006 FEW029 11/11 A2997 RMK AO2
What changed at KVMR (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- The 3,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
Current pilot readout for K0B4
Based on the nearest station (KVMR), K0B4 is currently MVFR with winds from 090° at 6 knots, visibility 3 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (03, 13). Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 1,388 ft). K0B4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOFK, about 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03FAV | 2,150 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 13 | 3,950 ft | CONC-G | 4 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 21 | 2,150 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt tail | 5 kt left |
| 31 | 3,950 ft | CONC-G | 4 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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K0B4 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 03/212,150 × 125 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K0B4Wind
- 03
- 4 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 4 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 13/313,950 × 60 ft · CONC-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K0B4Wind
- 13
- 4 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 31
- 4 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
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→6 kt, ceiling 500 ft → unlimited.
K0B4 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at K0B4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KVMR reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 62 observations, with 13 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 49%
- 31
- 25%
- 03
- 16%
- 21
- 10%
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Live crosswind meter
K0B4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KVMR, 17 nm away.
Wind is 51° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21, 13/31 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
- 24 hours
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 0B4
- City
- Hartington
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,388 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.6036, -97.2526
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,950 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KVMR
- TAF
- Nearest KOFK
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 16m
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