Hooker County Airport (MHN) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:35 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KTIF), MHN is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Hooker County Airport in Mullen, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTIF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hooker County Airport (MHN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mullen, NE at a field elevation of 3,240 ft. MHN has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTIF, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,525 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KVTN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTIF, 22.3 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (51°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KTIF 280035Z AUTO 20011KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A2998 RMK AO2 T01050083
What changed at KTIF (nearest station)?
Since the 0035Z (7:35 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
Current pilot readout for MHN
Based on the nearest station (KTIF), MHN is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 3,400 ft (field elevation 3,240 ft). MHN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KVTN, about 54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27FAV | 2,525 ft | ASPH/ CONC | 2 kt head | 11 kt left |
| 09 | 2,525 ft | ASPH/ CONC | 2 kt tail | 11 kt right |
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MHN 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 09/272,525 × 25 ft · ASPH/ CONCCurrent useno stated-runway source at MHNWind
- 09
- 2 kt tailwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 2 kt headwind · 11 kt crosswind from left
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“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→9 kt, ceiling 400 ft → unlimited.
MHN weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 MHN
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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LBF UA /OV LBF180005/TM 0014/FL060/TP SW4/SK BASE038/RM ZDVWC-19
LBF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LBF180005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0014Reported at 00:14 UTC.FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.TP SW4Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZDVWC-19Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at MHN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTIF reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 71 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 69%
- 27
- 31%
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Live crosswind meter
MHN has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTIF, 22 nm away.
Wind is 79° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- IATA
- MHN
- FAA LID
- 84NE
- City
- Mullen
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,240 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.0422, -101.0591
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,525 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTIF
- TAF
- Nearest KVTN
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 22h 45m
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Nearby airports
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Pilot PIREPs for Hooker County Airport (MHN)
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