NE57

Thomas Airport

Liberty, NebraskaElevation 1,350 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KBIE · 18 NM NW · 15 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Extreme Heat WarningSevere · Expected · Likely

27 0206Z to 28 0300Z

Butler; Saunders; Seward; Lancaster; Cass; Otoe; Saline; Jefferson; Gage; Johnson; Nemaha; Pawnee; Richardson

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 115 expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Nebraska. * WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Temperatures will remain hot on Tuesday, but maximum heat indices will slip 10-20 degrees.

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KBIE

WIND

170@10

gust 15 kt

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

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 170° at 7 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 28C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests monday sunny, high near 100F, low near 75F, 24% chance of precipitation. Key risks: extreme heat in the forecast; thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Extreme heat in the forecastWeather.gov

Monday: high near 100F. Expect high density altitude and degraded performance.

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Tuesday: Patchy Smoke then Mostly Cloudy. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Monday	Sunny	100/75	S 10 kt	17 kt	24%	Extreme heat in the forecast
Tuesday	Patchy Smoke then Mostly Cloudy	90/71	E 6 kt	–	21%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Wednesday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny	91/71	ESE 7 kt	–	31%
Thursday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	90/70	SSE 9 kt	14 kt	70%
Friday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	87/66	N 9 kt	15 kt	70%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny	85/64	NNE 6 kt	–	5%
Sunday	Sunny	87	S 5 kt	–	3%

Source: National Weather Service (office OAX). Forecast issued 0709Z.

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 NE57. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 3,400 ft

Dimensions

150 x 150 ft

Surface

Turf

RWY H1

NE/SW

Dimensions

3,400 x 50 ft

Surface

Turf

RWY NE

RWY SW

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

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

1,350 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0145Z 8:45 PM

Sunrise

1119Z 6:19 AM

Loggable night

0216Z (9:16 PM local) → 1048Z (5:48 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0145Z (8:45 PM local) → 1119Z (6:19 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0245Z (9:45 PM local) → 1019Z (5:19 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

Thomas Airport is in Liberty, Nebraska. Field elevation 1,350 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPrivately owned

UsePrivate use

TypeSmall airport

ManagerCHARLES THOMAS

Manager phone402-696-4531

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATANE57

SectionalOMAHA

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)COLUMBUS

RegionNebraska

CountryUnited States

Coordinates40.0937, -96.4796

Distance from city0 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

NE57 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KBIE (18 NM NW, VFR).

KBIE Beatrice Municipal Airport

18 NM NW

VFR

KLNK Lincoln Airport

47 NM N

VFR

KMHK Manhattan Regional Airport

58 NM S

VFR

KCNK Blosser Municipal Airport

63 NM SW

VFR

KFRI Marshall Army Air Field

64 NM S

VFR

KOFF Offutt Air Force Base

67 NM NE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›MULTICOM FREQ 122.9

›CONDL: PROVIDED CLEAR APPROACH/DEPARTURE PATHS TO LANDING AREA FOR A MINIMUM 8:1 GLIDE SLOPE; A CLEAR TRANSITIONAL SURFACE FOR A MINIMUM 2:1 SLOPE.

›SPRAY AIRCRAFT OPERATING IN AREA DURING SUMMER MONTHS

›FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

›AG OPERG OFF APT IN SEASON.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗NE57 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does NE57 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for NE57. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does NE57 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for NE57. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at NE57?

NE57 sits at 1,350 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for NE57?

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.