Stuart Atkinson Municipal Airport (K8V2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KONL), K8V2 is currently LIFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Stuart Atkinson Municipal Airport in Atkinson, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KONL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Stuart Atkinson Municipal Airport (K8V2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Atkinson, NE at a field elevation of 2,131 ft. K8V2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KONL, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (05/23, 11/29), the longest 3,900 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KONL, 16.5 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 4 kt, visibility 4 statute miles, overcast at 200 ft, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 29.94 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.
METAR KONL 280955Z AUTO 17004KT 4SM BR OVC002 12/11 A2994 RMK AO2 T01170112
What changed at KONL (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K8V2
Based on the nearest station (KONL), K8V2 is currently LIFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (11). Density altitude is approximately 2,200 ft (field elevation 2,131 ft). K8V2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KVTN, about 69 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11FAV | 3,900 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 23 | 2,970 ft | GRE | 1 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 05 | 2,970 ft | GRE | 1 kt tail | 4 kt right |
| 29 | 3,900 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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K8V2 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 05/232,970 × 100 ft · GRECurrent useno stated-runway source at K8V2Wind
- 05
- 1 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 23
- 1 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 11/293,900 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K8V2Wind
- 11
- 3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 29
- 3 kt tailwind · 3 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 4→4 kt, ceiling 900 ft → 200 ft.
K8V2 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at K8V2
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KONL reported mostly IFR across 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 11
- 41%
- 05
- 20%
- 29
- 20%
- 23
- 19%
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Live crosswind meter
K8V2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KONL, 17 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 11, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23, 11/29 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
- 8V2
- City
- Atkinson
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,131 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.5617, -99.0384
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,900 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KONL
- TAF
- Nearest KVTN
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 23m
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