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Cambridge Municipal Airport (KCSB) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 4:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, KCSB is currently VFR with winds from 310° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Cambridge Municipal Airport in Cambridge, NE, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Cambridge Municipal Airport (KCSB) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cambridge, NE at a field elevation of 2,414 ft. KCSB reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 4,098 ft.

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VFR
Observed 2115Z (4:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
310° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.96"
Temp / Dew
68°F / 20°C
dew 54°F / 12°C

Wind from the northwest (310°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCSB 282115Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM CLR 20/12 A2996 RMK AO2

What changed at KCSB?

Since the 2055Z (3:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Rain ended (-RA).

Current pilot readout for KCSB

KCSB is currently VFR with winds from 310° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 33. Density altitude is approximately 3,550 ft (field elevation 2,414 ft). KCSB does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMCK, about 21 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
33FAV6 kt head3 kt left
156 kt tail3 kt right

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KCSB 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
    4,098 × 60 ft · CON
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KCSB
    Wind
    15
    6 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    33
    6 kt headwind · 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0112221Z09Z21Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→7 kt, ceiling 700 ft → unlimited.

KCSB 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 KCSB

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

PIREP2014Z (3:14 PM CDT) · 36 NM NW of KCSB · 10,000 ft MSL · BE35
continuous light turbulence
Show raw report
MCK UA /OV HCT020020/TM 2014/FL100/TP BE35/SK SKC/TA 06/TB CONS LGT/RM ZDVWC-19
MCK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HCT020020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2014Reported at 20:14 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP BE35Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 06Outside air temperature, °C.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
RM ZDVWC-19Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KCSB

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KCSB reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 8%MVFR 31%IFR 24%LIFR 38%
Wind avg/max: 5/13 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 38%MVFR 21%IFR 22%LIFR 19%
Wind avg/max: 8/22 kt
Max gust: 29 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 30

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

15
62%
33
38%

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Live KCSB Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KCSB's own weather station.

N33157 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 25° off runway 33, the end with the most headwind right now.

Concrete · 4,098 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Cambridge Municipal Airport (KCSB) with runway 15/33 marked
N ↑

Runway 15/33 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Mon-Sat 0800-1800 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KCSB
FAA LID
CSB
City
Cambridge
State
Nebraska
Country
United States
Elevation
2,414 ft
Coordinates
40.3066, -100.1620
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,098 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KMCK
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
2h 14m

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Pilot PIREPs for Cambridge Municipal Airport (KCSB)

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 Cambridge Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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⚠️ Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.

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