Gjerde International Airport (5MU5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLRY), 5MU5 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Gjerde International Airport in Drexel, MO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLRY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Gjerde International Airport (5MU5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Drexel, MO at a field elevation of 905 ft. 5MU5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLRY, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIXD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLRY, 9 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLRY 290015Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 22/12 A3008 RMK AO2
What changed at KLRY (nearest station)?
Since the 2355Z (6:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2355Z (6:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 5MU5
Based on the nearest station (KLRY), 5MU5 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 905 ft). 5MU5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIXD, about 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 1,600 ft | Turf | 3 kt head | 0 kt |
| 36 | 1,600 ft | Turf | 3 kt tail | 0 kt |
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5MU5 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 18/361,600 × 60 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5MU5Wind
- 18
- 3 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 36
- 3 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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 5→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
5MU5 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 5MU5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SGF UUA /OV SGF/TM 1955/FL002/TP PA44/RM LLWS +10KT SFC-002 DURD RY14 SGF
SGF UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV SGFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1955Reported at 19:55 UTC.FL002Altitude: 200 ft MSL.TP PA44Aircraft type reporting.RM LLWS +10KT SFC-002 DURD R…Remarks.Show raw report
SGF UUA /OV SGF/TM 1938/FL005/TP CRJ9/RM LLWS +- 15KT SFC-005 DURD RY14 SGF
SGF UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV SGFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1938Reported at 19:38 UTC.FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.RM LLWS +- 15KT SFC-005 DURD…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5MU5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLRY reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 77%
- 36
- 23%
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Live crosswind meter
5MU5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLRY, 9 nm away.
Wind is 3° off runway 18, 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
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5MU5
- City
- Drexel
- State
- Missouri
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 905 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.5090, -94.4843
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLRY
- TAF
- Nearest KIXD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 23h 7m
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Pilot PIREPs for Gjerde International Airport (5MU5)
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