Sutton Airport (NE35) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHJH), NE35 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Sutton Airport in Chester, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHJH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sutton Airport (NE35) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chester, NE at a field elevation of 1,583 ft. NE35 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHJH, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 1,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLNK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHJH, 6 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 4,500 ft, broken clouds at 5,000 ft, broken clouds at 6,500 ft, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 29.91 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,500 ft.
METAR KHJH 282115Z AUTO 21009KT 10SM BKN045 BKN050 BKN065 25/16 A2991 RMK AO2 T02510158
What changed at KHJH (nearest station)?
Since the 2055Z (3:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for NE35
Based on the nearest station (KHJH), NE35 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,500 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 3,200 ft (field elevation 1,583 ft). NE35 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLNK, about 59 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 | 1,400 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 4 kt left |
| S | 1,400 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 4 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 6→9 kt, ceiling 1,300 ft → 4,500 ft.
NE35 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of NE35
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BIE UA /OV BIE/TM 2051/FL090/TP BE36/SK TOP088
BIE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BIELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2051Reported at 20:51 UTC.FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.TP BE36Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP088Sky 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 NE35
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHJH reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,300 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.
- N/S
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- NE35
- City
- Chester
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,583 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.0583, -97.5412
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHJH
- TAF
- Nearest KLNK
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 2h 1m
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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 Sutton Airport (NE35)
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