6NE5 Weather Jan Pad Heliport

Lincoln, NebraskaElevation 1,160 ftHeliport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KLNK · 9 NM W · 55 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KLNK

WIND

060@8

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 70° at 7 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 18C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy then slight chance rain showers, low near 53F, 17% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers	53	NE 4 kt	–	17%
Monday	Chance Rain Showers	74/51	ESE 10 kt	20 kt	27%
Tuesday	Mostly Cloudy	70/56	SW 8 kt	17 kt	14%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	77/56	S 11 kt	23 kt	38%
Thursday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny	76/59	SSE 6 kt	14 kt	41%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	75/57	S 11 kt	24 kt	63%
Saturday	Rain Showers Likely	68/53	S 9 kt	18 kt	64%
Sunday	Partly Sunny	66	NNW 5 kt	–	7%

Source: National Weather Service (office OAX). Forecast issued 0149Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

Crosswind calculator

No runway layout is available for 6NE5. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

1,160 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2331Z 6:31 PM

Sunrise

1249Z 7:49 AM

Loggable night

2359Z (6:59 PM local) → 1221Z (7:21 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2331Z (6:31 PM local) → 1249Z (7:49 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0031Z (7:31 PM local) → 1149Z (6:49 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Jan Pad Heliport is in Lincoln, Nebraska. Field elevation 1,160 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

TypeHeliport

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATA6NE5

RegionNebraska

CountryUnited States

Coordinates40.8333, -96.5683

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

6NE5 traffic patterns

2026-06-20 to 2026-06-20, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX

Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›R44 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

6NE5 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KLNK (9 NM W, VFR).

VFR

VFR

KBIE Beatrice Municipal Airport

33 NM S

VFR

KOFF Offutt Air Force Base

34 NM NE

VFR

KFET Fremont Municipal Airport

VFR

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗6NE5 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does 6NE5 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for 6NE5. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does 6NE5 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for 6NE5. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at 6NE5?

6NE5 sits at 1,160 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 6NE5?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.