Flying Shamrock Airport (6MU4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMYJ), 6MU4 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Flying Shamrock Airport in Mexico, MO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMYJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Flying Shamrock Airport (6MU4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mexico, MO at a field elevation of 810 ft. 6MU4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMYJ, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,250 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCOU.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMYJ, 8.4 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 ft, overcast at 12,000 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 12,000 ft.
METAR KMYJ 280935Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM SCT090 OVC120 12/09 A3018 RMK AO2
What changed at KMYJ (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 6MU4
Based on the nearest station (KMYJ), 6MU4 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 300 ft (field elevation 810 ft). 6MU4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCOU, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 2,250 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 27 | 2,250 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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6MU4 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 09/272,250 × 65 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 6MU4Wind
- 09
- 1 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 1 kt tailwind · 5 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 4→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → 12,000 ft.
6MU4 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 6MU4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMYJ reported mostly VFR across 67 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 7,000 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.
- 27
- 53%
- 09
- 47%
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Live crosswind meter
6MU4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMYJ, 8.4 nm away.
Wind is 80° off runway 09, 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
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 6MU4
- City
- Mexico
- State
- Missouri
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 810 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.0378, -91.7254
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,250 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMYJ
- TAF
- Nearest KCOU
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 14m
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Pilot PIREPs for Flying Shamrock Airport (6MU4)
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