Koke Airport (NE49) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KMLE), NE49 is currently IFR with winds from 300° at 6 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Koke Airport in Gretna, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMLE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Koke Airport (NE49) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gretna, NE at a field elevation of 1,242 ft. NE49 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMLE, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,280 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOFF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMLE, 9.7 nm away.
Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, broken clouds at 800 ft, overcast at 2,100 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 800 ft.
METAR KMLE 271255Z AUTO 30006KT 7SM -RA BKN008 OVC021 11/10 A3012 RMK AO2 P0002 T01100101
What changed at KMLE (nearest station)?
Since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from MVFR to IFR.
- Ceiling dropped from 1,900 ft to 800 ft.
- Rain began (-RA).
- Drizzle ended (-DZ).
Current pilot readout for NE49
Based on the nearest station (KMLE), NE49 is currently IFR with winds from 300° at 6 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 1,242 ft). NE49 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOFF, about 16 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 | 2,280 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 5 kt left |
| S | 2,280 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 5 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 3→6 kt, ceiling 6,000 ft → 800 ft.
NE49 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of NE49
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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LNK UA /OV LNK/TM 1304/FL040/TP C421/SK OVC014-024/RM HIGHER LYRS ABV
LNK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LNKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1304Reported at 13:04 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP C421Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC014-024Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM HIGHER LYRS ABVRemarks.Show raw report
OMA UA /OV OMA180010/TM 1250/FL015/TP C680/SK OVC015-TOPSUNK/RM DURC
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OMA180010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1250Reported at 12:50 UTC.FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.TP C680Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC015-TOPSUNKSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURCRemarks.Show raw report
CIN UA /OV CIN/TM 1247/FL360/TP B739/TB CONS LGT
CIN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CINLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1247Reported at 12:47 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.Show raw report
OMA UA /OV OMA360001/TM 1237/FL003/TP A320/SK OVC013/RM DEPARTED RWY 36
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OMA360001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1237Reported at 12:37 UTC.FL003Altitude: 300 ft MSL.TP A320Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DEPARTED RWY 36Remarks.Show raw report
LNK UA /OV LNK300020/TM 1215/FL020/TP BE9L/SK OVCUNK-TOPS028/RM DURC
LNK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LNK300020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1215Reported at 12:15 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.SK OVCUNK-TOPS028Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURCRemarks.Show raw report
SUX UA /OV SUX310003/TM 1209/FL022/TP C25B/SK OVC022-TOP040/IC NEG/RM DURC RWY 31
SUX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SUX310003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1209Reported at 12:09 UTC.FL022Altitude: 2,200 ft MSL.TP C25BAircraft type reporting.SK OVC022-TOP040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURC RWY 31Remarks.Show raw report
OMA UA /OV OMA320002/TM 1155/FL014/TP A319/SK OVC014
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OMA320002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1155Reported at 11:55 UTC.FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC014Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
OMA UA /OV OMA040010/TM 1117/FL100/TP CRJ9/SK OVC008 TOPS ABV 110/RM DURGC
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OMA040010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1117Reported at 11:17 UTC.FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC008 TOPS ABV 110Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURGCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at NE49
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMLE reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
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
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- NE49
- City
- Gretna
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,242 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.0702, -96.2457
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,280 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMLE
- TAF
- Nearest KOFF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 20m
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Pilot PIREPs for Koke Airport (NE49)
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