Applegate Airport (15MO) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIRK), 15MO is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Applegate Airport in Queen City, MO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIRK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Applegate Airport (15MO) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Queen City, MO at a field elevation of 999 ft. 15MO has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIRK, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,295 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOTM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIRK, 17.9 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KIRK 280955Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM 13/10 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP210 T01280100
What changed at KIRK (nearest station)?
Since the 0955Z (4:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0955Z (4:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 15MO
Based on the nearest station (KIRK), 15MO is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 700 ft (field elevation 999 ft). 15MO does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOTM, about 43 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 2,295 ft | TURF-F | 6 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 34 | 2,295 ft | TURF-F | 6 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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15MO runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 16/342,295 × 75 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 15MOWind
- 16
- 6 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 6 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 5→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
15MO weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 15MO
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIRK reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 74%
- 34
- 26%
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Live crosswind meter
15MO has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIRK, 18 nm away.
Wind is 23° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5MO
- City
- Queen City
- State
- Missouri
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 999 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.3916, -92.5647
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,295 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIRK
- TAF
- Nearest KOTM
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 15m
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Pilot PIREPs for Applegate Airport (15MO)
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