Ely Airport (NE04) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KK82), NE04 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Ely Airport in Guide Rock, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KK82): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ely Airport (NE04) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Guide Rock, NE at a field elevation of 1,743 ft. NE04 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KK82, about 29 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KEAR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KK82, 28.6 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 3,400 ft, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KK82 281935Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM SCT034 24/15 A2993 RMK AO2 T02370152
What changed at KK82 (nearest station)?
Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind direction moved from 210° to 240°.
Current pilot readout for NE04
Based on the nearest station (KK82), NE04 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 3,200 ft (field elevation 1,743 ft). NE04 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KEAR, about 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 2,800 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 7 kt left |
| S | 2,800 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 7 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 10→8 kt, ceiling 600 ft → unlimited.
NE04 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of NE04
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GRI UA /OV GRI/TM 1434/FL050/TP C208/SK BASE025-TOP045
GRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GRILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1434Reported at 14:34 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE025-TOP045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at NE04
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KK82 reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
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.
- N/S
- 100%
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- NE04
- City
- Guide Rock
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,743 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.0923, -98.3477
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KK82
- TAF
- Nearest KEAR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 55m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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Pilot PIREPs for Ely Airport (NE04)
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