Rankin Airport (K78Y) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEVU), K78Y is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 18 knots gusting 24, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Rankin Airport in Maryville, MO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEVU): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Rankin Airport (K78Y) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Maryville, MO at a field elevation of 984 ft. K78Y has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEVU, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,050 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSTJ.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEVU, 3.9 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 18 kt, gusting 24 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 ft, scattered clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 24°C (74°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KEVU 281715Z AUTO 19018G24KT 10SM SCT060 SCT120 23/14 A3001 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE T02350147
What changed at KEVU (nearest station)?
Since the 1655Z (11:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1655Z (11:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K78Y
Based on the nearest station (KEVU), K78Y is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 18 knots gusting 24, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,150 ft (field elevation 984 ft). K78Y does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSTJ, about 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 3,050 ft | COP | 18 kt head | 3 kt right (g5) |
| 35 | 3,050 ft | COP | 18 kt tail | 3 kt left (g5) |
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K78Y 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 17/353,050 × 25 ft · COPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K78YWind
- 17
- 18 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 18 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 3→18 kt, ceiling 12,000 ft → unlimited.
K78Y 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 K78Y
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEVU reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 26 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,900 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 80%
- 35
- 20%
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Live crosswind meter
K78Y has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEVU, 3.9 nm away.
Wind is 11° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily 0800-DARK local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Pattern altitude
- 1,784 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 78Y
- City
- Maryville
- State
- Missouri
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 984 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.3307, -94.8348
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,050 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEVU
- TAF
- Nearest KSTJ
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 5h 50m
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Pilot PIREPs for Rankin Airport (K78Y)
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