KTQE METAR Tekamah Municipal Airport

Tekamah, NebraskaElevation 1,027 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR6 min old

No ceiling, visibility 8 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

350@8

steady

VISIBILITY

8 SM

12.9 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

997 ft

-30 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 2354Z (6:54 PM local) · 6 min old

KTQE is currently VFR. Winds are from the north at 8 knots. Visibility is 8 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

350° at 8 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

8 statute miles

12.9 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

16°C / 10°C

61°F / 50°F. 6°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.31 inHg

1026.4 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)

SLP258

sea-level pressure 1025.8 hPa

T01560100

precise temperature 15.6°C, dew point 10.0°C

10200

6-hour maximum temperature 20.0°C

20156

6-hour minimum temperature 15.6°C

53003

3-hour pressure tendency: rising quickly (0.3 hPa change)

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 350° at 8 kt, visibility 8 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy then chance rain showers, low near 49F, 32% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Wednesday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers	49	NNE 7 kt	–	32%
Monday	Chance Rain Showers	69/48	E 9 kt	15 kt	42%
Tuesday	Mostly Cloudy	68/51	SW 9 kt	14 kt	17%
Wednesday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	75/51	S 11 kt	18 kt	40%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny	74/53	NE 6 kt	–	38%
Friday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	74/54	SSE 10 kt	18 kt	65%
Saturday	Rain Showers Likely	68/49	SSE 9 kt	16 kt	65%
Sunday	Partly Sunny	65	WNW 4 kt	–	7%

Source: National Weather Service (office OAX). Forecast issued 0000Z.

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

1 runway · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

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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

350° at 8 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 338 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

8 kt

CROSS

2 kt R

BEST

HEAD

8 kt tail

CROSS

2 kt L

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

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 4,000 ft

15/33

Dimensions

4,000 x 75 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 15154°T

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 33334°T

REILYes

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

997 ft

Pressure altitude

637 ft

Field elevation

1,027 ft MSL

Temperature

16°C (61°F)

Dewpoint

10°C (50°F)

Altimeter

30.31 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

2328Z 6:28 PM

Sunrise

1249Z 7:49 AM

Loggable night

2357Z (6:57 PM local) → 1220Z (7:20 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2328Z (6:28 PM local) → 1249Z (7:49 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0028Z (7:28 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

Tekamah Municipal Airport is in Tekamah, Nebraska. Field elevation 1,027 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerDOUG POLLOCK

Manager phone402-374-1700

AttendedALL MON-FRI, 0800–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKTQE

SectionalOMAHA

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)COLUMBUS

RegionNebraska

CountryUnited States

Coordinates41.7635, -96.1779

Distance from city2 NM SE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF123.000

UNICOM123.000

FREQUENCIES

Communications

124.5

OMAHA APP/DEP

A/D

127.275

ASOS

123

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

123.000

CTAF

123.000

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KTQE traffic patterns

2026-07-11 to 2026-08-12, 5 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

0.8

AVG OPS/DAY

1.5

Operations trend (4 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Turboprop 75%Piston single 25%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›AT8T (Turboprop) · ~2 landings/mo

›AT6T (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo

›CH7A (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~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

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KFET Fremont Municipal Airport

VFR

VFR

VFR

KCBF Council Bluffs Municipal Airport

36 NM SE

MVFR

KDNS Denison Municipal Airport

38 NM E

VFR

KSUX Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field

39 NM N

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›UNLIGHTED CENTER PIVOT IRRIGATOR ROTATES THROUGH RWY 15 APPROACH DURING IRRIGATION SEASON

›FOR ATTENDANT CALL 402-374-1700.

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

›FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 402-457-4373/402-870-0058.

›CHMN ARPT AUTH, CHARLES GOLL.

›RWY 33 SML TREES 81 FT FM RWY END 194 FT RIGHT.

›100LL FUEL AVBL 24 HRS. SELF SVC.

›J&D AIRCRAFT SERVICE 402-374-1700.

›ACTVT RY 33 REIL - CTAF.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗KTQE on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KTQE have a METAR?

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

Does KTQE have a TAF?

When KTQE 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 KTQE?

KTQE sits at 1,027 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KTQE?

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.

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