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NE17 Weather Walts Aerial Service Airport

St. Paul, NebraskaElevation 1,795 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KGRI · 18 NM S · 6 min old
Ceiling 4,900 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
350@8
steady
VISIBILITY
5 SM
8 km
CEILING
4,900 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 360° at 7 kt, visibility 5 SM, temperature 14C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight rain showers, low near 45F, 98% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Tonight: Rain Showers. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Rain Showers 45 NE 9 kt – 98% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday Showers And Thunderstorms 64/37 E 9 kt 22 kt 95%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 63/47 SE 9 kt – 28%
Wednesday Partly Sunny 70/45 S 9 kt – 10%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 70/50 NE 4 kt – 12%
Friday Chance Rain Showers 72/51 SSE 9 kt – 62%
Saturday Rain Showers Likely 65/46 S 9 kt – 62%
Sunday Partly Sunny 64 W 4 kt – 7%

Source: National Weather Service (office GID). Forecast issued 2358Z.

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 NE17. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,795 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2338Z 6:38 PM
Sunrise
1257Z 7:57 AM
Loggable night
0006Z (7:06 PM local) → 1229Z (7:29 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2338Z (6:38 PM local) → 1257Z (7:57 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0038Z (7:38 PM local) → 1157Z (6:57 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

Walts Aerial Service Airport is in St. Paul, Nebraska. Field elevation 1,795 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATANE17
RegionNebraska
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41.2486, -98.4559
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

NE17 traffic patterns

2026-07-26 to 2026-07-26, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

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

Busiest day: Sun · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Turboprop 100%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AT8T (Turboprop) · ~1 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

NE17 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KGRI (18 NM S, MVFR).

KGRI Central Nebraska Regional Airport
18 NM S
MVFR
KHSI Hastings Municipal Airport
39 NM S
MVFR
KEAR Kearney Regional Airport
40 NM SW
VFR
KOLU Columbus Municipal Airport
52 NM E
VFR
KBBW Broken Bow Municipal Airport
55 NM W
IFR
KHDE Brewster Field
62 NM SW
LIFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗NE17 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does NE17 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for NE17. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does NE17 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for NE17. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at NE17?
NE17 sits at 1,795 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for NE17?
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.