NE77 Weather Kearney Regional Medical Center Heliport

Kearney, NebraskaElevation 2,157 ftHeliport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KEAR · 5 NM NE · 19 min old

Ceiling 500 ft, visibility 9 SM, rain.

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

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KEAR

WIND

360@9

steady

VISIBILITY

9 SM

14.5 km

CEILING

500 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 11 kt, visibility 8 SM, temperature 11C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight rain showers, low near 49F, 100% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast; strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Tonight: Rain Showers. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov

Monday: winds up to 26 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Rain Showers	49	NE 9 kt	–	100%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday	Showers And Thunderstorms	64/37	SE 13 kt	26 kt	95%	Strong winds in the forecast
Tuesday	Mostly Cloudy	62/47	ESE 9 kt	–	18%
Wednesday	Partly Sunny	70/45	S 9 kt	–	2%
Thursday	Partly Sunny	69/50	NE 4 kt	–	8%
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	71/51	SSE 9 kt	–	58%
Saturday	Rain Showers Likely	64/46	SSW 9 kt	–	58%
Sunday	Partly Sunny	62	WSW 4 kt	–	7%

Source: National Weather Service (office GID). Forecast issued 0049Z.

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 NE77. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 40 ft

Dimensions

40 x 40 ft

Surface

Concrete

RWY H1

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

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

2,157 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2342Z 6:42 PM

Sunrise

1259Z 7:59 AM

Loggable night

0010Z (7:10 PM local) → 1231Z (7:31 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2342Z (6:42 PM local) → 1259Z (7:59 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0042Z (7:42 PM local) → 1159Z (6:59 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

Kearney Regional Medical Center Heliport is in Kearney, Nebraska. Field elevation 2,157 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPrivately owned

UsePrivate use

TypeHeliport

ManagerKEARNEY RGNL MEDICAL CENTER

Manager phone308-455-3733

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATANE77

SectionalOMAHA

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)COLUMBUS

RegionNebraska

CountryUnited States

Coordinates40.6817, -99.1116

Distance from city2 NM SW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

NE77 traffic patterns

2026-07-21 to 2026-07-21, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›B407 (Helicopter) · ~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

NE77 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KEAR (5 NM NE, IFR).

KEAR Kearney Regional Airport

IFR

IFR

KHSI Hastings Municipal Airport

31 NM E

MVFR

KGRI Central Nebraska Regional Airport

40 NM NE

MVFR

KBBW Broken Bow Municipal Airport

51 NM NW

IFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›OWNER DESIRES HELIPORT NOT BE CHARTED.

›THIS IS A FAA APPROVED VIRTUAL EVALUATION (TEMPORARY) SOLUTION TO THE 7400.2M ON-SITE HELIPORT EVALUATION REQUIREMENT. THE ACTUAL ON-SITE EVALUATION WILL BE CONDUCTED UPON THE REMOVAL OF THE COVID-19 TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS. FLIGHT STANDARDS WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL ON-SITE RESPONSE ONCE THE ON-SITE EVALUATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. IN ADDITION, THIS IS A PRELIMINARY FLIGHT STANDARDS REVIEW OF THE PROPONENT'S SUBMITTED FAA FORM 7480-1, SIGNED AND DATED ON NOVEMBER 12, 2015 WITH ATTACHED MAP AND/OR HELIPORT DESIGN DRAWING. A FINAL ON-SITE EVALUATION WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE LINCOLN FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO). THIS FAA EVALUATION IS PRELIMINARY ONLY AND THE FINAL PROVISIONS ARE BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE ON-SITE EVALUATION BY THE LOCAL FSDO OR OTHER FAA PERSONNEL. WE HAVE HAS NO PRELIMINARY OBJECTION TO THIS PROPOSED HELIPAD WITH THE FOLLOWING LIST OF PROVISIONS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. THE TAKEOFF AND LIFT OFF (TLOF) IS ILLUMINATED WITH FLUSH LIGHT FIXTURES, AC 150-5390-2C, PARAGRAPH 410, PAGE 101 AND 102. 2. THE TLOF IS MARKED TO INDICATE THE MAXIMUM LENGTH OF THE HELICOPTER FOR WHICH THE TLOF IS DESIGNED AND THE TLOF IS MARKED TO INDICATE THE MAXIMUM TAKEOFF WEIGHT OF THE DESIGN HELICOPTER, AC 150-5390-2C TABLE 4-23, PAGE 141 AND AC 150-5390-2C, CHAPTER 4, PARAGRAPH 414 B (3). 3. THE TLOF IS MARKED WITH A TDPC (TOUCHDOWN/POSITION CIRCLE), AC 150-5390-2C, FIGURE 4-21, PAGE 139...

›POC EMAIL ADDRESS: ACHRIST@KEARNEYREGIONAL.COM

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗NE77 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does NE77 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for NE77. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does NE77 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for NE77. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at NE77?

NE77 sits at 2,157 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for NE77?

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.