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Rock County Airport (KRBE) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KANW), KRBE is currently LIFR with winds from 190° at 4 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Rock County Airport in Bassett, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KANW): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Rock County Airport (KRBE) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bassett, NE at a field elevation of 2,349 ft. KRBE has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KANW, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (02/20, 13/31), the longest 4,698 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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LIFR
Observed 1055Z (5:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KANW, 18.8 nm away.

Wind
190° 4 kt
Visibility
4 sm
Ceiling
300 ft
Altimeter
29.90"
Temp / Dew
51°F / 11°C
dew 51°F / 11°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 4 kt, visibility 4 statute miles, overcast at 300 ft, temperature 11°C (51°F), altimeter 29.90 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KANW 281055Z AUTO 19004KT 4SM BR OVC003 11/11 A2990 RMK AO2 T01070105

What changed at KANW (nearest station)?

Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KRBE

Based on the nearest station (KANW), KRBE is currently LIFR with winds from 190° at 4 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (13, 20). Density altitude is approximately 2,400 ft (field elevation 2,349 ft). KRBE does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KVTN, about 47 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
20FAV4 kt head2 kt left
133 kt head3 kt right
313 kt tail3 kt left
024 kt tail2 kt right

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KRBE 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.

  • Runway 02/20
    2,202 × 120 ft · GRE
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KRBE
    Wind
    02
    4 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    20
    4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 13/31
    4,698 × 75 ft · CON
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KRBE
    Wind
    13
    3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    31
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0122411Z23Z10Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling 600 ft → 300 ft.

KRBE 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 KRBE

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

PIREP1057Z (5:57 AM CDT) · 26 NM SE of KRBE · 37,000 ft MSL · UAL2847
Show raw report
ARP UAL2847 4214N 09912W 1057 F370 MS60 249/055KT TB NONE SK ON TOP IC NONE
ARP UAL2847 4214N 09912W 105…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP1011Z (5:11 AM CDT) · 66 NM SW of KRBE · 34,000 ft MSL · B763
occasional light chop turbulence
Show raw report
LBF UA /OV LBF025040/TM 1011/FL340/TP B763/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-09
LBF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LBF025040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1011Reported at 10:11 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZDVWC-09Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KRBE

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KANW reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 39%MVFR 6%IFR 8%LIFR 47%
Wind avg/max: 10/18 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: VFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 59%MVFR 8%IFR 12%LIFR 21%
Wind avg/max: 9/22 kt
Max gust: 33 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 20

Most recent change: VFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

20
38%
02
22%
13
22%
31
18%

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Live crosswind meter

KRBE has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KANW, 19 nm away.

N20024 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 25° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.

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GRE · 2,202 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Rock County Airport (KRBE) with runway 02/20, 13/31 marked
N ↑

Runway 02/20, 13/31 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 · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KRBE
FAA LID
RBE
City
Bassett
State
Nebraska
Country
United States
Elevation
2,349 ft
Coordinates
42.5697, -99.5684
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
4,698 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KANW
TAF
Nearest KVTN
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
12h 27m

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Pilot PIREPs for Rock County Airport (KRBE)

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

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