KEAR· EAR· Kearney
Kearney Regional Airport
medium airport · elevation 2,131 ft (650 m)
12:57Z 23:45Z Day
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Current METARVFR
50 min ago·17:56ZKEAR 231756Z AUTO 18024G30KT 10SM CLR 24/11 A2996 RMK AO2 PK WND 17033/1727 SLP129 T02390106 10244 20156 58013
Wind
180° 24 kt (gust 30 kt)
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
24°C / 11°C
temp / dew
QNH
1015 hPa
29.96 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KEAR
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator peak wind of 33 knots from 170 degrees at 17:27 sea level pressure of 1012.9 HPa hourly temperature of 23.9°C and dew point of 10.6°C 6-hourly maximum temperature of 24.4°C 6-hourly minimum temperature of 15.6°C Steady or increase, then decrease; or decrease then decrease more rapidly of 1.3 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (1)
- FL220PAY214 min agoICE TRC
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
13/311371 mCON
18/362162 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 13/31 | HW 19 kt | XW 15 kt R |
| RWY 18/36 | HW 24 kt | XW 3 kt L |
40.7270°, -99.0068°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 18/36 (use 18) | Preferred | HW 24 | 3 L | — |
| RWY 13/31 (use 13) | Usable | HW 19 | 15 R | Crosswind 15 kt |
Density altitude
3,670 ft
elevation 2,131 ft
ISA deviation
+13.2°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KEAR
- AWOSAWOS 3123.875
- CNTRMINNEAPOLIS CNTR119.400
- RDOCOLUMBUS RDO122.550
- UNICCTAF/UNICOM122.800
Navaids near airportwithin 30 NM
| Ident | Type | Freq | Dist (NM) | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAR | VOR | 111.20 MHz | 0.1 | MEDIUM |
| EA | NDB | 422 kHz | 6.1 | LOW |
| HDE | NDB | 396 kHz | 22.6 | LOW |
| PSS | NDB | 338 kHz | 24.2 | MEDIUM |
| HSI | VOR-DME | 108.80 MHz | 27.3 | MEDIUM |
Runways2
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 13/314,498 ft (1,371 m)
- Surface
- CON
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 18/367,094 ft (2,162 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KEAR
Wind13 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp23°C
QNH1018 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=310
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Kearney Regional Airport
Diagram unavailable for Kearney Regional Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/10/23 18:33 UTC
23/18Z
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
24/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMMVFR
FMMVFR
VFRBASE23/18Z → 24/01Z17021G31KT · 6 SM · SCT200
Wind: 17021G31KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT200
TAF KEAR 231731Z 2318/2418 17021G31KT P6SM SCT200
VFRFM24/01Z → 24/08Z16015G25KT · 6 SM · BKN200
Wind: 16015G25KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN200
FM240100 16015G25KT P6SM BKN200 WS015/22045KT
VFRFM24/08Z → 24/12Z19014G22KT · 6 SM · -SHRA · SCT060 BKN150
Wind: 19014G22KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: -SHRA
Clouds: SCT060 BKN150
FM240800 19014G22KT P6SM -SHRA SCT060 BKN150 WS010/23045KT
VFRFM24/12Z → 24/14Z20011KT · 6 SM · -SHRA · BKN050
Wind: 20011KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: -SHRA
Clouds: BKN050
FM241200 20011KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050 WS010/24045KT
MVFRFM24/14Z → 24/17Z2608KT · 6 SM · -SHRA · BKN010
Wind: 2608KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: -SHRA
Clouds: BKN010
FM241400 26008KT P6SM -SHRA BKN010
MVFRFM24/17Z → 24/18Z35011KT · 6 SM · BKN015
Wind: 35011KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN015
FM241700 35011KT P6SM BKN015
Raw TAF
TAF KEAR 231731Z 2318/2418 17021G31KT P6SM SCT200 FM240100 16015G25KT P6SM BKN200 WS015/22045KT FM240800 19014G22KT P6SM -SHRA SCT060 BKN150 WS010/23045KT FM241200 20011KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050 WS010/24045KT FM241400 26008KT P6SM -SHRA BKN010 FM241700 35011KT P6SM BKN015
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