Huffy's Airport (NE81) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAGZ), NE81 is currently IFR with winds from 140° at 6 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Huffy's Airport in Spencer, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAGZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Huffy's Airport (NE81) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Spencer, NE at a field elevation of 1,690 ft. NE81 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAGZ, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,615 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOFK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAGZ, 19.2 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 6 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, overcast at 600 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.
METAR KAGZ 280955Z AUTO 14006KT 8SM OVC006 12/12 A2993 RMK AO2
What changed at KAGZ (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for NE81
Based on the nearest station (KAGZ), NE81 is currently IFR with winds from 140° at 6 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 16. Density altitude is approximately 1,700 ft (field elevation 1,690 ft). NE81 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOFK, about 76 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 2,615 ft | Turf | 6 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 34 | 2,615 ft | Turf | 6 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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NE81 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 16/342,615 × 60 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at NE81Wind
- 16
- 6 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 6 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
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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 24 h: wind 7→6 kt, ceiling 1,300 ft → 600 ft.
NE81 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at NE81
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAGZ reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 71 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 59%
- 34
- 41%
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Live crosswind meter
NE81 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAGZ, 19 nm away.
Wind is 18° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- NE81
- City
- Spencer
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,690 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.8815, -98.6558
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,615 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAGZ
- TAF
- Nearest KOFK
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 20m
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Pilot PIREPs for Huffy's Airport (NE81)
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