Krutz Airport (NE18) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:54 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLNK), NE18 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 16 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Krutz Airport in Seward, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLNK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Krutz Airport (NE18) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Seward, NE at a field elevation of 1,450 ft. NE18 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLNK, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLNK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLNK, 15.1 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 16 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 4,000 ft, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 29.90 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLNK 281854Z 20016KT 10SM FEW040 26/16 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP119 T02610161
What changed at KLNK (nearest station)?
Since the 1754Z (12:54 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.93 → 29.90 inHg.
Current pilot readout for NE18
Based on the nearest station (KLNK), NE18 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 16 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 3,150 ft (field elevation 1,450 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14FAV | 1,600 ft | TURF | 8 kt head | 14 kt right |
| 32 | 1,600 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 14 kt left |
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NE18 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 14/321,600 × 80 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at NE18Wind
- 14
- 8 kt headwind · 14 kt crosswind from right
- 32
- 8 kt tailwind · 14 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 23 h: wind 6→16 kt, ceiling 1,400 ft → unlimited.
NE18 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 NE18
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SUX UA /OV SUX120005/TM 1843/FL035/TP F2TH/SK BKN035-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
SUX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SUX120005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1843Reported at 18:43 UTC.FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.TP F2THAircraft type reporting.SK BKN035-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
OMA UA /OV OMA290015/TM 1753/FL050/TP A320/SK BKN040
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OMA290015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1753Reported at 17:53 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP A320Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
OMA UA /OV OVR/TM 1604/FL340/TP A320/SK TOP360/TB NEG
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OVRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1604Reported at 16:04 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP A320Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP360Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
OMA UA /OV RDK/TM 1522/FL080/TP C208/SK BKNUNK-TOP150/WX RA/TB LT
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RDKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1522Reported at 15:22 UTC.FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK BKNUNK-TOP150Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX RAWeather and flight visibility observed.TB LTTurbulence: lt.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
OMA UUA /OV OFF/TM 1348/FL019/TP B742/RM LLWS -30KT 1NM FINAL RWY 13 900AGL
OMA UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV OFFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1348Reported at 13:48 UTC.FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.TP B742Aircraft type reporting.RM LLWS -30KT 1NM FINAL RWY …Remarks.Show raw report
LNK UA /OV LNK/TM 1330/FL040/TP TBM7/SK CLR
LNK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LNKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1330Reported at 13:30 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.SK CLRSky 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 NE18
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLNK reported mostly VFR across 29 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,400 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.
- 14
- 66%
- 32
- 34%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)
TAF KLNK 281720Z 2818/2918 21014G25KT P6SM OVC050 FM290000 32004KT P6SM BKN250 FM290600 01005KT P6SM BKN250 FM291200 05006KT P6SM SCT250
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Live crosswind meter
NE18 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLNK, 15 nm away.
Wind is 60° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- NE18
- City
- Seward
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,450 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.9142, -97.0806
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLNK
- TAF
- Nearest KLNK
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 1m
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Pilot PIREPs for Krutz Airport (NE18)
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