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Red Cloud Municipal Airport (K7V7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:55 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KK82), K7V7 is currently IFR with winds from 100° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Red Cloud Municipal Airport in Red Cloud, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KK82): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Red Cloud Municipal Airport (K7V7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Red Cloud, NE at a field elevation of 1,744 ft. K7V7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KK82, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,702 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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IFR
Observed 1355Z (8:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KK82, 22.5 nm away.

Wind
100° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
800 ft
Altimeter
30.15"
Temp / Dew
46°F / 8°C
feels like 43°F

Wind from the east (100°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 800 ft, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 800 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KK82 271355Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM OVC008 08/07 A3015 RMK AO2 T00790070

What changed at KK82 (nearest station)?

Since the 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category dropped from MVFR to IFR.
  • Ceiling dropped from 1,100 ft to 800 ft.

Current pilot readout for K7V7

Based on the nearest station (KK82), K7V7 is currently IFR with winds from 100° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 1,050 ft (field elevation 1,744 ft). K7V7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KEAR, 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
16FAV2 kt head4 kt left
342 kt tail4 kt right

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K7V7 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
    3,702 × 60 ft · CON
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K7V7
    Wind
    16
    2 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    34
    2 kt tailwind · 4 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
071514Z02Z13Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 10→5 kt, ceiling 400 ft → 800 ft.

K7V7 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 K7V7

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

PIREP1402Z (9:02 AM CDT) · 88 NM NW of K7V7 · 36,000 ft MSL · E75L
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LBF UA /OV LBF060062/TM 1402/FL360/TP E75L/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-29
LBF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LBF060062Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1402Reported at 14:02 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-29Remarks.
PIREP1359Z (8:59 AM CDT) · 54 NM N of K7V7 · 2,200 ft MSL · C208
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GRI UA /OV 1S GRI/TM 1359/FL022/TP C208/SK OVC B022 T033
GRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1S GRILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1359Reported at 13:59 UTC.
FL022Altitude: 2,200 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC B022 T033Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1316Z (8:16 AM CDT) · 96 NM NE of K7V7 · 3,000 ft MSL · BE20
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LNK UA /OV LNK/TM 1316/FL030/TP BE20/SK OVC018-035/RM HIGHER LYRS ABV
LNK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LNKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1316Reported at 13:16 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC018-035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM HIGHER LYRS ABVRemarks.
PIREP1307Z (8:07 AM CDT) · 44 NM NW of K7V7 · 23,000 ft MSL · CL35
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EAR UA /OV EAR/TM 1307/FL230/TP CL35/SK BASE023-TOP032/IC NEG
EAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1307Reported at 13:07 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE023-TOP032Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1304Z (8:04 AM CDT) · 96 NM NE of K7V7 · 4,000 ft MSL · C421
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LNK UA /OV LNK/TM 1304/FL040/TP C421/SK OVC014-024/RM HIGHER LYRS ABV
LNK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LNKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1304Reported at 13:04 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP C421Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC014-024Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM HIGHER LYRS ABVRemarks.
PIREP1250Z (7:50 AM CDT) · 82 NM SW of K7V7 · 6,000 ft MSL · C25B
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HYS UA /OV HYS/TM 1250/FL060/TP C25B/SK BASE024 TOP035/RM ZKC FDC FN
HYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HYSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1250Reported at 12:50 UTC.
FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.
TP C25BAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE024 TOP035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.
PIREP1215Z (7:15 AM CDT) · 92 NM NE of K7V7 · during climb · BE9L
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LNK UA /OV LNK300020/TM 1215/FL020/TP BE9L/SK OVCUNK-TOPS028/RM DURC
LNK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LNK300020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1215Reported at 12:15 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
SK OVCUNK-TOPS028Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1211Z (7:11 AM CDT) · 44 NM NW of K7V7 · 6,000 ft MSL · CRJ2
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EAR UA /OV EAR/TM 1211/FL060/TP CRJ2/SK BASE027-TOP031
EAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1211Reported at 12:11 UTC.
FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE027-TOP031Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K7V7

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KK82 reported mostly marginal VFR across 71 observations, with 24 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 15%MVFR 62%IFR 18%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 8/13 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 24

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 80%MVFR 13%IFR 2%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 9/22 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 1.75 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 17

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

16
60%
34
40%

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Live crosswind meter

K7V7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KK82, 23 nm away.

N16345 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 63° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Concrete · 3,702 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Red Cloud Municipal Airport (K7V7) 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
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
7V7
City
Red Cloud
State
Nebraska
Country
United States
Elevation
1,744 ft
Coordinates
40.0821, -98.5414
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,702 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KK82
TAF
Nearest KEAR
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
9h 22m

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Pilot PIREPs for Red Cloud Municipal Airport (K7V7)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Red Cloud Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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