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NE88 Weather Novotny/Tonar Farms Airport

Valparaiso, NebraskaElevation 1,426 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KLNK · 12 NM SE · 4 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KLNK
WIND
030@4
steady
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 30° at 5 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 18C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy then chance rain showers, low near 51F, 31% 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.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers 51 NE 5 kt – 31%
Monday Chance Rain Showers 70/47 ESE 10 kt 18 kt 44%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 67/53 SW 8 kt 14 kt 19%
Wednesday Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny 74/53 S 11 kt 19 kt 30% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny 73/57 ESE 6 kt – 36%
Friday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 73/56 S 11 kt 21 kt 63%
Saturday Rain Showers Likely 67/51 S 8 kt 16 kt 63%
Sunday Partly Sunny 64 NNW 5 kt – 7%

Source: National Weather Service (office OAX). 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 NE88. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

N/S
Dimensions
2,000 x 100 ft
Surface
TURF
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,426 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2332Z 6:32 PM
Sunrise
1251Z 7:51 AM
Loggable night
0000Z (7:00 PM local) → 1222Z (7:22 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2332Z (6:32 PM local) → 1251Z (7:51 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0032Z (7:32 PM local) → 1151Z (6:51 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

Novotny/Tonar Farms Airport is in Valparaiso, Nebraska. Field elevation 1,426 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATANE88
RegionNebraska
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41.0208, -96.8642
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

NE88 traffic patterns

2026-07-17 to 2026-07-17, 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: Fri · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Turboprop 100%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AT6T (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

NE88 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KLNK (12 NM SE, VFR).

KLNK Lincoln Airport
12 NM SE
VFR
KFET Fremont Municipal Airport
30 NM NE
VFR
KOLU Columbus Municipal Airport
33 NM NW
VFR
KMLE Millard Airport
36 NM E
VFR
KBIE Beatrice Municipal Airport
43 NM S
VFR
KOFF Offutt Air Force Base
44 NM E
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗NE88 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does NE88 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for NE88. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does NE88 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for NE88. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at NE88?
NE88 sits at 1,426 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for NE88?
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.