KAHQ METAR Wahoo Municipal Airport

Wahoo, NebraskaElevation 1,224 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR21 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

020@7

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

1,380 ft

+156 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0135Z (8:35 PM local) · 21 min old

KAHQ is currently VFR. Winds are from the north at 7 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

20° at 7 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

17°C / 10°C

63°F / 50°F. 7°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.29 inHg

1025.7 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

T01650098

precise temperature 16.5°C, dew point 9.8°C

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 20° at 7 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy then chance rain showers, low near 51F, 27% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Wednesday: Slight 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 Chance Rain Showers	51	NE 5 kt	–	27%
Monday	Chance Rain Showers	72/48	E 9 kt	15 kt	35%
Tuesday	Mostly Cloudy	69/53	SW 8 kt	–	15%
Wednesday	Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny	76/53	S 10 kt	17 kt	36%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny	75/57	ESE 5 kt	–	39%
Friday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	75/56	SSE 9 kt	17 kt	65%
Saturday	Rain Showers Likely	68/51	S 8 kt	15 kt	65%
Sunday	Partly Sunny	66	NW 4 kt	–	7%

Source: National Weather Service (office OAX). Forecast issued 0155Z.

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

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

020° at 7 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 027 kt headwind · no crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

7 kt

CROSS

calm

BEST

HEAD

4 kt

CROSS

6 kt R

HEAD

4 kt tail

CROSS

6 kt L

HEAD

7 kt tail

CROSS

calm

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 4,100 ft

13/31

Dimensions

3,281 x 150 ft

Surface

Turf (fair)

RWY 13141°T

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 31321°T

Traffic patternLeft

02/20

Dimensions

4,100 x 75 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0224°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 20204°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

1,380 ft

Pressure altitude

854 ft

Field elevation

1,224 ft MSL

Temperature

17°C (63°F)

Dewpoint

10°C (50°F)

Altimeter

30.29 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2331Z 6:31 PM

Sunrise

1250Z 7:50 AM

Loggable night

2359Z (6:59 PM local) → 1222Z (7:22 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2331Z (6:31 PM local) → 1250Z (7:50 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0031Z (7:31 PM local) → 1150Z (6:50 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

Wahoo Municipal Airport is in Wahoo, Nebraska. Field elevation 1,224 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerCHRISTINA FASEL

Manager phone402-443-3222

AttendedDaily, DAWN–DUSK

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKAHQ

SectionalOMAHA

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)COLUMBUS

RegionNebraska

CountryUnited States

Coordinates41.2413, -96.5940

Distance from city2 NM NE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.700

UNICOM122.700

FREQUENCIES

Communications

120.1

OMAHA APP/DEP

A/D

122.7

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.700

CTAF

122.700

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KAHQ traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 68 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

3.7

AVG OPS/DAY

5.9

Operations trend (16 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX

Piston single 38%Turboprop 33%Unknown 23%Helicopter 5%Twin 1%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›AT8T (Turboprop) · ~21 landings/mo

›AT5T (Turboprop) · ~18 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~17 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~12 landings/mo

›G164 (Unknown) · ~12 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly aircraft of unknown type.

›UNKN (Unknown)

›C172 (Piston single)

›G164 (Unknown)

›P28A (Piston single)

›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

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KFET Fremont Municipal Airport

VFR

VFR

VFR

VFR

KOFF Offutt Air Force Base

32 NM E

VFR

KOLU Columbus Municipal Airport

36 NM W

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›ELEVATOR LEG.

›ACTVT REIL RWY 02 & 20; PAPI RWY 02 & 20; MIRL 02/20 - CTAF.

›FUEL AVBL H24 SELF SVC.

›RWY 02 HWY 850 FT FM END 0B ALSO 36:1.

›FOR SVC AFT DUSK CALL 402-882-2717.

›FOR CD CTC OMAHA APCH AT 402-682-4395.

›RY 13/31 NOT PLOWED WINTER MONTHS.

›BRIAN HOMES - ARPT AUTH CHAIRMAN.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KAHQ on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KAHQ have a METAR?

Yes. KAHQ has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KAHQ have a TAF?

When KAHQ issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KAHQ?

KAHQ sits at 1,224 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KAHQ?

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.