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87NE Weather Knox Landing Airport

York, NebraskaElevation 1,638 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KGRI · 34 NM W · 31 min old
Ceiling 3,200 ft, visibility 5 SM, mist.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KGRI
WIND
360@8
steady
VISIBILITY
5 SM
8 km
CEILING
3,200 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 20° at 7 kt, visibility 8 SM, temperature 15C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight chance rain showers, low near 51F, 63% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Tonight: Chance Rain Showers. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Chance Rain Showers 51 NE 9 kt – 63% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday Chance Rain Showers 69/45 ESE 13 kt 22 kt 48%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 67/52 N 9 kt – 24%
Wednesday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny 73/52 S 13 kt – 15%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 74/56 E 9 kt – 26%
Friday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 74/55 SSE 13 kt – 63%
Saturday Rain Showers Likely 67/50 S 9 kt – 63%
Sunday Partly Sunny 64 W 4 kt – 6%

Source: National Weather Service (office GID). Forecast issued 0223Z.

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 87NE. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

17/35
Dimensions
2,000 x 24 ft
Surface
CONC
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,638 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2335Z 6:35 PM
Sunrise
1253Z 7:53 AM
Loggable night
0003Z (7:03 PM local) → 1225Z (7:25 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2335Z (6:35 PM local) → 1253Z (7:53 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0035Z (7:35 PM local) → 1153Z (6:53 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

Knox Landing Airport is in York, Nebraska. Field elevation 1,638 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA87NE
RegionNebraska
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40.8092, -97.5878
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

87NE traffic patterns

2026-07-13 to 2026-07-14, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

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

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Turboprop 100%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AT5T (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo
›UNKN (Turboprop) · ~0 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

87NE has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KGRI (34 NM W, MVFR).

KGRI Central Nebraska Regional Airport
34 NM W
MVFR
KLNK Lincoln Airport
38 NM E
VFR
KOLU Columbus Municipal Airport
40 NM N
VFR
KHSI Hastings Municipal Airport
40 NM W
VFR
KBIE Beatrice Municipal Airport
49 NM SE
VFR
KFET Fremont Municipal Airport
62 NM NE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗87NE on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 87NE have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 87NE. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 87NE have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 87NE. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 87NE?
87NE sits at 1,638 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 87NE?
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.