KEAR· EAR· Kearney

Kearney Regional Airport

medium airport · elevation 2,131 ft (650 m)

11:55Z 01:24Z Day

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Current METARVFR

18 min ago·12:21Z

KEAR 231221Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM VCTS -RA BKN070 OVC090 18/17 A3017 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS TSB01E16B21 PRESRR P0000

Wind

170° 7 kt

Visibility

10 SM

Ceiling

7,000 ft

Temperature

18°C / 17°C

temp / dew

QNH

1022 hPa

30.17 inHg

Clouds

BKN 7,000ft, OVC 9,000ft

Weather

VCTS · -RA

Station

KEAR

Remarks

automated station with a precipitation discriminator LTG DSNT ALQDS thunderstorm beginning at :01 ending at :16 B21 pressure rising rapidly 0/100 of an inch of precipitation fell in the last hour

Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC

SIGMET / AIRMET (1)

SIGMETCONVECTIVESEV
23 11:55Z → 23 13:55Z
SFC – 60,000 ft

PIREPs (1)

FL340B737
14 min ago
TURB MOD

Wind & Runways

Wind arrow points downwind.

Runways

13/311371 mCON

18/362162 mASP

Runway components

Runway	Head/Tail	Crosswind
RWY 13/31	HW 6 kt	XW 3 kt R
RWY 18/36	HW 7 kt	XW 2 kt L

40.7270°, -99.0068°© CARTO Open in OSM →

Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits

Runway	Status	HW (kt)	XW (kt)	Flags
RWY 18/36 (use 18)	Unsuitable	HW 7	2 L	Severe weather reported (TS / heavy precip)
RWY 13/31 (use 13)	Unsuitable	HW 6	3 R	Severe weather reported (TS / heavy precip)

Density altitude

2,761 ft

elevation 2,131 ft

ISA deviation

+7.2°C

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.

Runway	Surface	Length	Lighting	ILS
RWY 13/31	CON	4,498 ft (1,371 m)	Lit	—
RWY 18/36	ASP	7,094 ft (2,162 m)	Lit	—

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

Wind8 kt

Vis16.1 km

Temp26°C

QNH1021 hPa

24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=308

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 2026/08/23 12:39 UTC

23/12Z

23/18Z

24/00Z

24/06Z

24/12Z

BASEVFR

FMVFR

TEMPO MVFR

TEMPO VFR

VFRBASE23/12Z → 23/14Z2005KT · 6 SM · -SHRA · BKN070

Wind: 2005KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Weather: -SHRA

Clouds: BKN070

TAF KEAR 231136Z 2312/2412 20005KT 6SM -SHRA BKN070

MVFRTEMPO23/12Z → 23/14Z4 SM · -TSRA · OVC025(CB)sn

Visibility: 4 SM

Weather: -TSRA

Clouds: OVC025(CB)sn

TEMPO 2312/2314 4SM -TSRA OVC025CB

VFRFM23/14Z → 23/19Z1607KT · 6 SM · OVC090

Wind: 1607KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: OVC090

FM231400 16007KT P6SM OVC090

VFRTEMPO23/14Z → 23/17Z6 SM · -SHRA · OVC070

Visibility: 6 SM

Weather: -SHRA

Clouds: OVC070

TEMPO 2314/2317 6SM -SHRA OVC070

VFRFM23/19Z → 24/00Z16013G23KT · 6 SM · BKN110

Wind: 16013G23KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: BKN110

FM231900 16013G23KT P6SM BKN110

VFRFM24/00Z → 24/07Z14012G22KT · 6 SM · FEW200

Wind: 14012G22KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: FEW200

FM240000 14012G22KT P6SM FEW200

VFRFM24/07Z → 24/12Z1609KT · 6 SM · BKN220

Wind: 1609KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: BKN220

FM240700 16009KT P6SM BKN220

Raw TAF

TAF KEAR 231136Z 2312/2412 20005KT 6SM -SHRA BKN070 TEMPO 2312/2314 4SM -TSRA OVC025CB FM231400 16007KT P6SM OVC090 TEMPO 2314/2317 6SM -SHRA OVC070 FM231900 16013G23KT P6SM BKN110 FM240000 14012G22KT P6SM FEW200 FM240700 16009KT P6SM BKN220

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