Cayton Pony Express Airport (8MO5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEZZ), 8MO5 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Cayton Pony Express Airport in Maysville, MO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEZZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Cayton Pony Express Airport (8MO5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Maysville, MO at a field elevation of 1,043 ft. 8MO5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEZZ, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSTJ.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEZZ, 7.6 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 ft, overcast at 12,000 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 12,000 ft.
METAR KEZZ 281055Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM SCT080 OVC120 13/11 A3014 RMK AO2
What changed at KEZZ (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 12,000 ft.
Current pilot readout for 8MO5
Based on the nearest station (KEZZ), 8MO5 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 1,043 ft). 8MO5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSTJ, about 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13FAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 31 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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8MO5 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 13/312,000 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8MO5Wind
- 13
- 5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 31
- 5 kt tailwind · 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 24 h: wind 6→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → 12,000 ft.
8MO5 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 8MO5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEZZ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 78%
- 31
- 22%
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Live crosswind meter
8MO5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEZZ, 7.6 nm away.
Wind is 30° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8MO5
- City
- Maysville
- State
- Missouri
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,043 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.8228, -94.3841
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEZZ
- TAF
- Nearest KSTJ
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 17m
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Pilot PIREPs for Cayton Pony Express Airport (8MO5)
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