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Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport (K5M9) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 10:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, K5M9 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport in Marion, KY, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport (K5M9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Marion, KY at a field elevation of 653 ft. K5M9 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 5,001 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 1515Z (10:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
210° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.31"
Temp / Dew
68°F / 20°C
dew 51°F / 11°C

Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 30.31 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KGDA 281515Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM CLR 20/11 A3031 RMK AO2 T02000107

Current pilot readout for K5M9

K5M9 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 25. Density altitude is approximately 950 ft (field elevation 653 ft). K5M9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPAH, about 36 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
25FAV2 kt head2 kt left
072 kt tail2 kt right

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K5M9 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.

  • Runway 07/25
    5,001 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K5M9
    Wind
    07
    2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    25
    2 kt headwind · 2 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.

K5M9 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.

Recent aviation weather trends at K5M9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 1/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

07
60%
25
40%

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Live K5M9 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by K5M9's own weather station.

N25073 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 36° off runway 25, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 5,001 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport (K5M9) with runway 07/25 marked
N ↑

Runway 07/25 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 · Jet A+
Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Flight instruction
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KGDA
FAA LID
GDA
City
Marion
State
Kentucky
Country
United States
Elevation
653 ft
Coordinates
37.3363, -88.1098
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,001 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KPAH
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 35m

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Pilot PIREPs for Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport (K5M9)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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