Royal Wood Aerodrome (20MO) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGPH), 20MO is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Royal Wood Aerodrome in Kearney, MO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGPH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Royal Wood Aerodrome (20MO) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kearney, MO at a field elevation of 1,384 ft. 20MO has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGPH, about 2 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMCI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGPH, 1.6 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGPH 281355Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 16/11 A3012 RMK AO2
What changed at KGPH (nearest station)?
Since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 20MO
Based on the nearest station (KGPH), 20MO is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,600 ft (field elevation 1,384 ft). 20MO does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMCI, about 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 3,000 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 35 | 3,000 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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20MO 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 17/353,000 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 20MOWind
- 17
- 4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 4 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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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 21 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling 10,000 ft → unlimited.
20MO weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 20MO
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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OJC UA /OV BUM280030/TM 1358/FL390/TP GLF6/SK TOP340-350/RM ZKC FDC FN
OJC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BUM280030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP GLF6Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP340-350Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.Show raw report
OJC UA /OV BUM270020/TM 1315/FL300/TP B738/SK TOP300/RM ZKC FDC FN
OJC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BUM270020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1315Reported at 13:15 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP300Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 20MO
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGPH reported mostly VFR across 41 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 5,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 67%
- 35
- 33%
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Live crosswind meter
20MO has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGPH, 1.6 nm away.
Wind is 30° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattnded all day
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 20MO
- City
- Kearney
- State
- Missouri
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,384 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.3583, -94.3169
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGPH
- TAF
- Nearest KMCI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 19m
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Pilot PIREPs for Royal Wood Aerodrome (20MO)
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