KEAR — Kearney Rgnl
Kearney, NE · field elevation 2,132 ft · NON-ATCT
KEAR current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KEAR 111156Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR 22/17 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP085 7//// T02170167 10317 20211 55006
- Wind
- from 160° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 17 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.85 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,516 ft · pressure altitude 2,202 ft
- Observed
- 18 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 160° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 6 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 18 | 5 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 36 | 5 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
| 31 | 6 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KEAR 111121Z 1112/1212 17010KT P6SM FEW250 FM111500 15011KT P6SM FEW250 FM120100 VRB05KT P6SM SCT250
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 40.72704, -99.00677
- Elevation
- 2,132 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1143Z / 0139Z
- Magnetic variation
- 5° (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Omaha
- County
- Buffalo, NE
Airport diagram
Everything else KEAR publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 7,094 | 100 | CONC | HIGH |
| 13/31 | 4,498 | 75 | CONC | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
Published procedures
- 6 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KEAR airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Nebraska airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.