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78NE Weather Stava Airport

Brainard, NebraskaElevation 1,655 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KOLU · 22 NM NW · More than 1 hour old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KOLU
WIND
050@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 40° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 18.2C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight chance rain showers, low near 49F, 47% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Chance Rain Showers 49 ENE 8 kt – 47%
Monday Chance Rain Showers 68/45 E 11 kt 18 kt 49%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 66/52 W 10 kt 15 kt 20%
Wednesday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny 73/52 S 12 kt 19 kt 27%
Thursday Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny 72/56 E 8 kt – 34% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 73/55 SSE 12 kt 19 kt 64%
Saturday Rain Showers Likely 66/49 S 10 kt 16 kt 64%
Sunday Partly Sunny 63 NW 7 kt – 6%

Source: National Weather Service (office OAX). Forecast issued 2357Z.

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 78NE. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

17/35
Dimensions
2,600 x 60 ft
Surface
TURF
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,655 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2333Z 6:33 PM
Sunrise
1252Z 7:52 AM
Loggable night
0001Z (7:01 PM local) → 1223Z (7:23 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2333Z (6:33 PM local) → 1252Z (7:52 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0033Z (7:33 PM local) → 1152Z (6:52 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

Stava Airport is in Brainard, Nebraska. Field elevation 1,655 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA78NE
RegionNebraska
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41.1661, -97.0314
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

78NE traffic patterns

2026-07-19 to 2026-10-22, 6 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.5
AVG OPS/DAY
1.5
Activity trend over 2 days: rising, from 1 to 2 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Turboprop 83%Piston single 17%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AT5T (Turboprop) · ~3 landings/mo
›AT3T (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo
›AT8T (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo
›C72R (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›EC30 (Helicopter) · ~0 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly turboprop aircraft.

›AT5T (Turboprop)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

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

78NE has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KOLU (22 NM NW, VFR).

KOLU Columbus Municipal Airport
22 NM NW
VFR
KLNK Lincoln Airport
23 NM SE
VFR
KFET Fremont Municipal Airport
29 NM NE
VFR
KMLE Millard Airport
42 NM E
VFR
KOFF Offutt Air Force Base
51 NM E
VFR
KOMA Eppley Airfield
52 NM E
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗78NE on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 78NE have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 78NE. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 78NE have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 78NE. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 78NE?
78NE sits at 1,655 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 78NE?
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.