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7NE6 Weather Merchant Homestead Airport

Polk, NebraskaElevation 1,700 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KGRI · 23 NM W · 45 min old
Ceiling 6,000 ft, visibility 4 SM, mist.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KGRI
WIND
360@9
steady
VISIBILITY
4 SM
6.4 km
CEILING
6,000 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
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 30° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 15C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight showers and thunderstorms, low near 49F, 82% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Showers And Thunderstorms 49 ENE 9 kt – 82% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 68/42 ESE 13 kt 22 kt 74%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 66/51 N 9 kt – 27%
Wednesday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny 72/50 S 9 kt – 15%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 72/54 ENE 4 kt – 21%
Friday Chance Rain Showers 73/54 SSE 13 kt – 64%
Saturday Rain Showers Likely 66/49 S 9 kt – 64%
Sunday Partly Sunny 64 W 4 kt – 5%

Source: National Weather Service (office GID). Forecast issued 0138Z.

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 7NE6. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,700 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2336Z 6:36 PM
Sunrise
1254Z 7:54 AM
Loggable night
0004Z (7:04 PM local) → 1226Z (7:26 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2336Z (6:36 PM local) → 1254Z (7:54 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0036Z (7:36 PM local) → 1154Z (6:54 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

Merchant Homestead Airport is in Polk, Nebraska. Field elevation 1,700 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA7NE6
RegionNebraska
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41.0111, -97.8114
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

7NE6 traffic patterns

2026-07-13 to 2026-07-13, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
2
AVG OPS/DAY
4
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Turboprop 100%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AT8T (Turboprop) · ~2 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

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

›AT8T (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

7NE6 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KGRI (23 NM W, MVFR).

KGRI Central Nebraska Regional Airport
23 NM W
MVFR
KOLU Columbus Municipal Airport
34 NM NE
VFR
KHSI Hastings Municipal Airport
37 NM SW
MVFR
KLNK Lincoln Airport
49 NM E
VFR
KEAR Kearney Regional Airport
57 NM W
IFR
KOFK Karl Stefan Memorial Airport
61 NM N
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗7NE6 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 7NE6 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 7NE6. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 7NE6 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 7NE6. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 7NE6?
7NE6 sits at 1,700 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 7NE6?
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.