Henderson City County Airport (KEHR) Aviation Weather, METAR, TAF & ATIS Alerts

Live aviation weather for Henderson City County Airport in Henderson, KY, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter, runway crosswinds, and Telegram airport alerts.

Henderson City County Airport (KEHR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Henderson, KY at 387 ft. KEHR reports its own METAR — decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. Its 2 runways (09, 27) — longest 5,503 ft — are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. Automated weather is broadcast on 128.175. Track KEHR in the ATIS Alerts Telegram bot to get a message when a new METAR changes the picture — flight category, wind, or ceiling past your selected minimums.

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Current pilot readout for KEHR

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Runway wind check

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

Use this section to quickly compare current wind alignment across available runways at KEHR. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.

Current wind is calm — calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

Runway	Length	Surface	Head / Tail	Crosswind
09	5,503 ft	ASP	—	—
27	5,503 ft	ASP	—	—

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KEHR weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast — drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

Live weather radar around Henderson City County Airport in Henderson, KY: the NOAA/NWS NEXRAD composite updates about every five minutes, with NOAA lightning strike density overlaid. The loop plays the past 50 minutes, then continues into a future-radar forecast (+1 to +4 hours, NOAA HRRR model) so you can see where precipitation around KEHR is headed.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © OpenStreetMap © CARTO

Forecast frames (amber label) are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Lightning strike density appears as a blue-white glow when strikes are detected in view. Radar and lightning coverage are limited in parts of Alaska, Hawaii, and offshore areas. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KEHR

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

PIREP0020Z (7:20 PM CDT) · 38 NM W of KEHR · 22,000 ft MSL · PA46

light rime icing

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MWA UA /OV MWA110030/TM 0020/FL220/TP PA46/TA UNKN/IC LGT RIME/RM ZKC/FDC/CW

MWA UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV MWA110030Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0020Reported at 00:20 UTC.

FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.

TP PA46Aircraft type reporting.

TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.

IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.

RM ZKC/FDC/CWRemarks.

PIREP0011Z (7:11 PM CDT) · 23 NM S of KEHR · 22,000 ft MSL · PA46

light rime icing

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EVV UA /OV PXV180030/TM 0011/FL220/TP PA46/TA M10/IC LGT RIME/RM ZME

EVV UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV PXV180030Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0011Reported at 00:11 UTC.

FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.

TP PA46Aircraft type reporting.

TA M10Outside air temperature, °C.

IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.

RM ZMERemarks.

PIREP2329Z (6:29 PM CDT) · 16 NM NE of KEHR · during descent · SR20

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EVV UA /OV EVV/TM 2329/FL000/TP SR20/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH DURD EVV RY36

EVV UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV EVVLocation — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2329Reported at 23:29 UTC.

FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.

TP SR20Aircraft type reporting.

TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

RM SMOOTH DURD EVV RY36Remarks.

PIREP2207Z (5:07 PM CDT) · 94 NM SW of KEHR · 26,000 ft MSL · E75S

trace rime icing

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DYR UA /OV DYR045040/TM 2207/FL260/TP E75S/TA M17/IC TRACE RIME/RM ZME

DYR UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV DYR045040Location — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2207Reported at 22:07 UTC.

FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.

TP E75SAircraft type reporting.

TA M17Outside air temperature, °C.

IC TRACE RIMEIcing: trace rime.

RM ZMERemarks.

PIREP2159Z (4:59 PM CDT) · 98 NM E of KEHR · 17,000 ft MSL · CRJ7

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SDF UA /OV JVY/TM 2159/FL170/TP CRJ7/TB NEG 230-170

SDF UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV JVYLocation — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2159Reported at 21:59 UTC.

FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.

TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.

TB NEG 230-170Turbulence: none reported 23,000–17,000 ft.

PIREP2127Z (4:27 PM CDT) · 16 NM NE of KEHR · during descent · E170

bumpy turbulence

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EVV UA /OV EVV/TM 2127/FLUNKN/TP E170/SK SCT035/TB BUMPY/RM DURD RY04 EVV

EVV UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV EVVLocation — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2127Reported at 21:27 UTC.

FLUNKNAltitude unknown.

TP E170Aircraft type reporting.

SK SCT035Sky condition — cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

TB BUMPYTurbulence: bumpy.

RM DURD RY04 EVVRemarks.

PIREP2109Z (4:09 PM CDT) · 95 NM E of KEHR · during descent · E170

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SDF UA /OV SDF/TM 2109/FLDURD/TP E170/SK B034

SDF UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV SDFLocation — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2109Reported at 21:09 UTC.

FLDURDReported during descent.

TP E170Aircraft type reporting.

SK B034Sky condition — cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

PIREP2055Z (3:55 PM CDT) · 96 NM E of KEHR · 25,000 ft MSL · B739

light turbulence

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SDF UA /OV EWO/TM 2055/FL250/TP B739/TB LGT

SDF UAHeader — reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV EWOLocation — fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2055Reported at 20:55 UTC.

FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.

TP B739Aircraft type reporting.

TB LGTTurbulence: light.

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Recent aviation weather trends at KEHR

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected — check back in a few days.

Last 7 days

VFR 99%MVFR 1%

Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt

Max gust: 15 kt

Lowest ceiling: 1,800 ft

Lowest vis: 8 sm

Prevailing wind: N

Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Active Runway - past 30 days

27: 51%
09: 49%

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Airport facts

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type: General aviation airport
ICAO: KEHR
FAA LID: EHR
City: Henderson
State: Kentucky
Country: United States
Elevation: 387 ft
Coordinates: 37.8078, -87.6857
Runways: 2
Longest runway: 5,503 ft
Weather reporting: Reports METAR
TAF: Nearest KEVV
AWOS/ASOS: 128.175 MHz
Time zone: America/Chicago
Next sunset: 23h 53m

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Nearby airports

Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

Within 25 NM

9 airports

KEVVEvansville Regional AirportEvansville, IN16 nm NEVFR METAR · TAF KTWTSturgis Municipal AirportSturgis, KY20 nm SWVFR METAR KOWBOwensboro Daviess County AirportOwensboro, KY25 nm EVFR METAR · TAF IN23Zeller Elevator Company AirportMount Vernon, IN7 nm NW 03KYFlying H Farms AirportHenderson, KY7 nm E 22IILewis AirportMount Vernon, IN8 nm NW

+3 more within 25 NM

25–50 NM

7 airports

K5M9Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional AirportMarion, KY35 nm SWMETAR KHSBHarrisburg-Raleigh AirportHarrisburg, IL41 nm WVFR METAR KAJGMount Carmel Municipal AirportMount Carmel, IL48 nm NVFR METAR KFWCFairfield Municipal AirportFairfield, IL49 nm NWVFR METAR 13KYMiles AirportOwensboro, KY26 nm E 7IN3Garrett FieldPoseyville, IN26 nm N

+1 more within 50 NM

50–100 NM

8 airports

KLWVLawrenceville Vincennes International AirportLawrenceville, IL58 nm NVFR METAR KHVCHopkinsville Christian County AirportHopkinsville, KY58 nm SVFR METAR KOLYOlney Noble AirportOlney-Noble, IL60 nm NWVFR METAR KDCYDaviess County AirportWashington, IN60 nm NEVFR METAR KFOAFlora Municipal AirportFlora, IL63 nm NWMETAR KMWAVeterans Airport of Southern IllinoisMarion, IL63 nm WVFR METAR

+2 more within 100 NM

RC flying fields nearby

AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport — live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.

Bluegrass Modelers RC Flying Club - Upper Delaware Road — Henderson, KY · 11 mi
Henderson RC Model Airplane Club - Hwy 351 — Henderson, KY · 16 mi
Evansville Radio Control Inc - County Line Rd — Evansville, IN · 20 mi

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Historical Flying Weather

2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index

Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KEHR reported VFR conditions during about 81.5% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 265 VFR flying days a year. June had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 6.1 kt, calm 18.0% of the time.

VFR Score

Wind Score

Reliability Score

National VFR rank

#577 of 1,400

Regional rank

State rank

Full historical breakdown

Daylight VFR

81.5%

MVFR

13.2%

IFR

4.1%

LIFR

2.0%

Est. VFR days/yr

265

Most VFR month

June

Fewest VFR month

December

Median ceiling

3,400 ft

Median visibility

10 sm

Calm wind

18.0%

Median wind

6 kt

Gusty hours

10.5%

Crosswind >15 kt

1.6%

Fog/mist days/yr

Thunderstorm days/yr

Summer density alt

2,085 ft

Flight category by month

VFRMVFRIFRLIFR

KEHR monthly flight-category distribution, 2006–2025
Month	VFR %	MVFR %	IFR %	LIFR %
Jan	68.1	22.4	6.2	3.4
Feb	72.2	18.4	6.8	2.7
Mar	78.4	16.0	3.9	1.6
Apr	86.8	9.3	2.8	1.1
May	85.6	10.7	3.1	0.7
Jun	91.1	6.9	1.5	0.4
Jul	86.1	9.2	2.9	1.8
Aug	87.0	8.6	2.7	1.7
Sep	85.0	9.3	3.4	2.3
Oct	84.5	9.2	4.2	2.2
Nov	79.0	13.8	4.3	2.9
Dec	65.8	23.8	6.9	3.4

Average wind by month

KEHR average wind by month, 2006–2025
Month	Mean wind (kt)
Jan	7.7 kt
Feb	7.6 kt
Mar	7.8 kt
Apr	7.7 kt
May	6.5 kt
Jun	5.0 kt
Jul	3.7 kt
Aug	3.5 kt
Sep	4.2 kt
Oct	5.8 kt
Nov	6.5 kt
Dec	7.1 kt

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KEHR weather — frequently asked

What runways are available at KEHR?+

KEHR has 2 runways — 09, 27; the longest is 5,503 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.

Does KEHR report its own weather?+

Yes — Henderson City County Airport has its own weather station and publishes METAR observations, which this page decodes live.

Does KEHR have a TAF?+

No — KEHR does not publish its own TAF. The nearest TAF station is KEVV, about 16 nm away.

Does KEHR broadcast D-ATIS?+

No — KEHR does not broadcast D-ATIS. Alerts for KEHR from the ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) are based on its METAR instead.

Pilot PIREPs for Henderson City County Airport (KEHR)

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

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