Carp Farms Airport (6MU5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGPH), 6MU5 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Carp Farms Airport in Norborne, MO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGPH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Carp Farms Airport (6MU5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Norborne, MO at a field elevation of 803 ft. 6MU5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGPH, about 25 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSZL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGPH, 24.7 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 5,500 ft, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGPH 281415Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM SCT055 17/11 A3012 RMK AO2
What changed at KGPH (nearest station)?
Since the 1355Z (8:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1355Z (8:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 6MU5
Based on the nearest station (KGPH), 6MU5 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 1,000 ft (field elevation 803 ft). 6MU5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSZL, about 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 1,800 ft | Turf | 3 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 01 | 1,800 ft | Turf | 3 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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6MU5 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 01/191,800 × 50 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 6MU5Wind
- 01
- 3 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 3 kt headwind · 3 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 21 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling 10,000 ft → unlimited.
6MU5 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 6MU5
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 6MU5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGPH reported mostly VFR across 42 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.
- 19
- 66%
- 01
- 34%
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Live crosswind meter
6MU5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGPH, 25 nm away.
Wind is 51° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19 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
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 6MU5
- City
- Norborne
- State
- Missouri
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 803 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.3643, -93.7783
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGPH
- TAF
- Nearest KSZL
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 1m
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Pilot PIREPs for Carp Farms Airport (6MU5)
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