Macon Municipal Airport (K20M) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:56 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGTR), K20M is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Macon Municipal Airport in Macon, MS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGTR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Macon Municipal Airport (K20M) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Macon, MS at a field elevation of 238 ft. K20M has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGTR, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,000 ft. CTAF is 122.7.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGTR, 19.2 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (050°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.27 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGTR 281256Z 05003KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP253 T01170100 $
What changed at KGTR (nearest station)?
Since the 1156Z (6:56 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 30.25 → 30.27 inHg.
Current pilot readout for K20M
Based on the nearest station (KGTR), K20M is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately -550 ft (field elevation 238 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 | 3,000 ft | ASPH-G | 2 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 18 | 3,000 ft | ASPH-G | 2 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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K20M 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 18/363,000 × 50 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K20MWind
- 18
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 2 kt headwind · 2 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 23 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K20M 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 K20M
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BHM UA /OV VUZ/TM 1255/FL300/TP A321/SK TOP 300/RM ZTLFD-03
BHM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV VUZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1255Reported at 12:55 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP 300Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZTLFD-03Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K20M
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGTR reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 60%
- 18
- 40%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (6:20 AM CDT)
TAF KGTR 281120Z 2812/2912 12005KT P6SM SCT040
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Live crosswind meter
K20M has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGTR, 19 nm away.
Wind is 50° 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
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 20M
- City
- Macon
- State
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 238 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.1335, -88.5356
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGTR
- TAF
- Nearest KGTR
- CTAF
- 122.7 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 51m
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Nearby airports
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Pilot PIREPs for Macon Municipal Airport (K20M)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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