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East Kansas City Airport (K3GV) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:53 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KLXT), K3GV is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near East Kansas City Airport in Grain Valley, MO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLXT): conditions and runway crosswinds.

East Kansas City Airport (K3GV) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Grain Valley, MO at a field elevation of 835 ft. K3GV has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLXT, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (05/23, 09/27), the longest 4,507 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMKC.

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VFR
Observed 1253Z (7:53 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLXT, 8 nm away.

Wind
180° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.17"
Temp / Dew
57°F / 14°C
dew 47°F / 8°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KLXT 271253Z AUTO 18008KT 10SM CLR 14/08 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP214 T01390083 $

What changed at KLXT (nearest station)?

Since the 1153Z (6:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1153Z (6:53 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K3GV

Based on the nearest station (KLXT), K3GV is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (23). Density altitude is approximately 600 ft (field elevation 835 ft). K3GV does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMKC, about 19 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
23FAV4 kt head7 kt left
090 kt head8 kt right
270 kt head8 kt left
054 kt tail7 kt right

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K3GV runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 05/23
    2,206 × 20 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K3GV
    Wind
    05
    4 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
    23
    4 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 09/27
    4,507 × 44 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K3GV
    Wind
    09
    0 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    27
    0 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061213Z00Z12Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K3GV weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

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 K3GV

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1309Z (8:09 AM CDT) · 96 NM SE of K3GV · 20,000 ft MSL · PC12
light rime icing
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AIZ UA /OV SHY/TM 1309/FL200/TP PC12/TA M15/IC LGT RIME/RM /ZKC/FDC/XJ
AIZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SHYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1309Reported at 13:09 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TA M15Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM /ZKC/FDC/XJRemarks.
PIREP1300Z (8:00 AM CDT) · 57 NM W of K3GV · 15,000 ft MSL · E55P
light rime icing
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MCI UA /OV WUTNG/TM 1300/FL150/TP E55P/TA M07/IC LGT RIME
MCI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV WUTNGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1300Reported at 13:00 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TA M07Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1227Z (7:27 AM CDT) · 84 NM W of K3GV · 29,000 ft MSL · A320
light clear-air turbulence
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EMP UA /OV EMP360040/TM 1227/FL290/TP A320/TB LGT CAT/RM ZKC FDC FN
EMP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EMP360040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1227Reported at 12:27 UTC.
FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CATTurbulence: light clear-air turbulence.
RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.
PIREP1208Z (7:08 AM CDT) · 19 NM S of K3GV · 23,000 ft MSL · SF34
moderate rime 21,500–23,000 ft icing
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MKC UA /OV ANX190025/TM 1208/FL230/TP SF34/TA M21/IC MOD RIME 215-230/RM ZKC FDC FN
MKC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ANX190025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1208Reported at 12:08 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP SF34Aircraft type reporting.
TA M21Outside air temperature, °C.
IC MOD RIME 215-230Icing: moderate rime 21,500–23,000 ft.
RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.
PIREP1051Z (5:51 AM CDT) · 29 NM E of K3GV · during climb · B739
trace rime icing
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SZL UA /OV SZL350015/TM 1051/FL230/TP B739/TA M25/IC TRACE RIME/RM DURC 205-230 /ZKC/FDC/XJ
SZL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SZL350015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1051Reported at 10:51 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TA M25Outside air temperature, °C.
IC TRACE RIMEIcing: trace rime.
RM DURC 205-230 /ZKC/FDC/XJRemarks.
PIREP1007Z (5:07 AM CDT) · 64 NM SW of K3GV · 34,000 ft MSL · B752
continuous light to moderate 340 turbulence
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MKC UA /OV BUM265035/TM 1007/FL340/TP B752/TB CONS LGT-MOD 340/RM ZKC FDC DL
MKC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BUM265035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1007Reported at 10:07 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT-MOD 340Turbulence: continuous light to moderate 340.
RM ZKC FDC DLRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at K3GV

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLXT reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 7/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 9,500 ft
Lowest vis: 8 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

23
52%
09
25%
05
16%
27
7%

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Live crosswind meter

K3GV has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLXT, 8 nm away.

N23058 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
7 kt

Wind is 57° off runway 23, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,206 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of East Kansas City Airport (K3GV) with runway 05/23, 09/27 marked
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Runway 05/23, 09/27 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
Daily 0800-DUSK local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
3GV
City
Grain Valley
State
Missouri
Country
United States
Elevation
835 ft
Coordinates
39.0151, -94.2153
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
4,507 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KLXT
TAF
Nearest KMKC
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
9h 46m

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Pilot PIREPs for East Kansas City Airport (K3GV)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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