The Peninsula Airport (21MU) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFWB), 21MU has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 080° at 4 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near The Peninsula Airport in Shell Knob, MO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFWB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
The Peninsula Airport (21MU) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Shell Knob, MO at a field elevation of 1,015 ft. 21MU has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFWB, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBBG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFWB, 9.5 nm away.
Wind from the east (080°) at 4 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg.
METAR KFWB 281055Z AUTO 08004KT 13/09 A3018 RMK AO2
What changed at KFWB (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 21MU
Based on the nearest station (KFWB), 21MU has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 080° at 4 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately 700 ft (field elevation 1,015 ft). 21MU does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBBG, about 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36FAV | 2,800 ft | TURF-G | 1 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 18 | 2,800 ft | TURF-G | 1 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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21MU 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 18/362,800 × 40 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 21MUWind
- 18
- 1 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 1 kt headwind · 4 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 24 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
21MU 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 21MU
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFWB reported varied conditions across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 67%
- 36
- 33%
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Live crosswind meter
21MU has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFWB, 9.5 nm away.
Wind is 73° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 21MU
- City
- Shell Knob
- State
- Missouri
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,015 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.5649, -93.5096
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFWB
- TAF
- Nearest KBBG
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 10m
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Tri-Lakes RC Flying Club - Dayton Rd , Reeds Spring, MO · 18 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for The Peninsula Airport (21MU)
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