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Musiel Airport (NE43) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFET), NE43 is currently VFR with winds from 260° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,900 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Musiel Airport in Morse Bluff, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFET): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Musiel Airport (NE43) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Morse Bluff, NE at a field elevation of 1,262 ft. NE43 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFET, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,175 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLNK.

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VFR
Observed 2015Z (3:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFET, 10.4 nm away.

Wind
260° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
3,900 ft
Altimeter
29.90"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 61°F / 16°C

Wind from the west (260°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 3,900 ft, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 29.90 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,900 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KFET 282015Z AUTO 26006KT 10SM OVC039 23/16 A2990 RMK AO2 T02300160

What changed at KFET (nearest station)?

Since the 1955Z (2:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 290° to 260°.

Current pilot readout for NE43

Based on the nearest station (KFET), NE43 is currently VFR with winds from 260° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,900 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,550 ft (field elevation 1,262 ft). NE43 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLNK, about 36 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
18FAV1 kt head6 kt right
361 kt tail6 kt left

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NE43 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.

  • Runway 18/36
    1,175 × 30 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at NE43
    Wind
    18
    1 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    36
    1 kt tailwind · 6 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
0102020Z08Z20Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→6 kt, ceiling 1,100 ft → 3,900 ft.

NE43 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 NE43

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

PIREP1843Z (1:43 PM CDT) · 56 NM NE of NE43 · during descent · F2TH
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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.
PIREP1753Z (12:53 PM CDT) · 25 NM E of NE43 · 5,000 ft MSL · A320
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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.
PIREP1604Z (11:04 AM CDT) · 49 NM E of NE43 · 34,000 ft MSL · A320
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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.
PIREP1522Z (10:22 AM CDT) · 72 NM E of NE43 · 8,000 ft MSL · C208
lt turbulence
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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.
PIREP1434Z (9:34 AM CDT) · 76 NM W of NE43 · 5,000 ft MSL · C208
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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 NE43

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFET reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,100 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 76%MVFR 24%
Wind avg/max: 6/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 88%MVFR 5%IFR 6%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 6/20 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
67%
36
33%

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Live crosswind meter

NE43 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFET, 10 nm away.

N18366 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
6 kt

Wind is 77° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,175 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Musiel Airport (NE43) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100 (green)
Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
NE43
City
Morse Bluff
State
Nebraska
Country
United States
Elevation
1,262 ft
Coordinates
41.4384, -96.7524
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,175 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KFET
TAF
Nearest KLNK
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 3m

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Pilot PIREPs for Musiel Airport (NE43)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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