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Jones Airport (K42V) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:15 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSYF), K42V is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 8 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Jones Airport in Benkelman, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSYF): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Jones Airport (K42V) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Benkelman, NE at a field elevation of 3,126 ft. K42V has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSYF, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 3,500 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (1:15 PM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSYF, 21.2 nm away.

Wind
350° 8 kt
gusting 16 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.01"
Temp / Dew
68°F / 20°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the north (350°) at 8 kt, gusting 16 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KSYF 281915Z AUTO 35008G16KT 10SM CLR 20/09 A3001 RMK AO2

What changed at KSYF (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (12:55 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1855Z (12:55 PM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K42V

Based on the nearest station (KSYF), K42V is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 8 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (33). Density altitude is approximately 4,350 ft (field elevation 3,126 ft). K42V does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGLD, about 42 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
33FAV8 kt head3 kt right (g5)
158 kt tail3 kt left (g5)

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K42V 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 15/33
    3,500 × 25 ft · CON
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K42V
    Wind
    15
    8 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    33
    8 kt headwind · 3 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0122319Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 11→8 kt, ceiling 1,200 ft → unlimited.

K42V 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 K42V

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

PIREP1633Z (10:33 AM MDT) · 85 NM NW of K42V · during descent · C56X
moderate turbulence
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STK UA /OV STK/TM 1633/FL300/TP C56X/TB MOD/RM DURD ZDVWC-16
STK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV STKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1633Reported at 16:33 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
TB MODTurbulence: moderate.
RM DURD ZDVWC-16Remarks.
PIREP1527Z (9:27 AM MDT) · 63 NM SW of K42V · 9,000 ft MSL · T206
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AKO UA /OV TXC090020/TM 1527/FL090/TP T206/SK SKC/RM VMC ZDVWC-07
AKO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TXC090020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1527Reported at 15:27 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP T206Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM VMC ZDVWC-07Remarks.
PIREP1517Z (9:17 AM MDT) · 45 NM E of K42V · 3,000 ft MSL · C208
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MCK UA /OV KMCK/TM 1517/FL030/TP C208/SK SK BASE 038 TOP045/IC NEG /RM ZDVWC
MCK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KMCKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1517Reported at 15:17 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK SK BASE 038 TOP045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZDVWCRemarks.
PIREP1440Z (8:40 AM MDT) · 88 NM W of K42V · 9,500 ft MSL · P28A
occasional light chop turbulence
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SYF UA /OV KFNL-GLD330035 /TM 1440 /FL095 /TP P28A /TB OCNL LGT CHOP
SYF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFNL-GLD330035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1440Reported at 14:40 UTC.
FL095Altitude: 9,500 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1409Z (8:09 AM MDT) · 45 NM E of K42V · 2,500 ft MSL · BE65
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MCK UA /OV MCK/TM 1409/FL025/TP BE65/SK TOP050-BASE038/IC NEG/RM ZDVWC-19
MCK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MCKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1409Reported at 14:09 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP BE65Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP050-BASE038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-19Remarks.
PIREP1345Z (7:45 AM MDT) · 70 NM NE of K42V · 2,800 ft MSL · SW4
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LBF UA /OV LBF/TM 1345/FL028/TP SW4/SK BASE036/RM ZDVWC-19
LBF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LBFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1345Reported at 13:45 UTC.
FL028Altitude: 2,800 ft MSL.
TP SW4Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE036Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZDVWC-19Remarks.
PIREP1334Z (7:34 AM MDT) · 78 NM W of K42V · 34,000 ft MSL · A21N
light chop turbulence
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SNY UA /OV SNY180040/TM 1334/FL340/TP A21N/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-15
SNY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SNY180040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1334Reported at 13:34 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZDVWC-15Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K42V

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSYF reported mostly low IFR across 71 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 15%MVFR 14%IFR 8%LIFR 62%
Wind avg/max: 7/12 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 48%MVFR 13%IFR 12%LIFR 27%
Wind avg/max: 10/29 kt
Max gust: 39 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 24

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.

15
74%
33
26%

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Live crosswind meter

K42V has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSYF, 21 nm away.

N33158 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt
Headwind in gusts
15 kt
Crosswind in gusts
5 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 33, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Concrete · 3,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Jones Airport (K42V)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
42V
City
Benkelman
State
Nebraska
Country
United States
Elevation
3,126 ft
Coordinates
40.0580, -101.5470
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSYF
TAF
Nearest KGLD
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
4h 19m

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Pilot PIREPs for Jones Airport (K42V)

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