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Eldon Model Airpark (KH79) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:56 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAIZ), KH79 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Eldon Model Airpark in Eldon, MO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAIZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Eldon Model Airpark (KH79) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Eldon, MO at a field elevation of 917 ft. KH79 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAIZ, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KJEF.

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VFR
Observed 1556Z (10:56 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAIZ, 15.9 nm away.

Wind
180° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.21"
Temp / Dew
71°F / 22°C
dew 51°F / 11°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KAIZ 281556Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM CLR 22/11 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP223 T02170106 $

What changed at KAIZ (nearest station)?

Since the 1456Z (9:56 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Temperature up 3°C.

Current pilot readout for KH79

Based on the nearest station (KAIZ), KH79 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,600 ft (field elevation 917 ft). KH79 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KJEF, 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18FAV7 kt head0 kt
367 kt tail0 kt

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KH79 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 18/36
    4,000 × 75 ft · CON
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KH79
    Wind
    18
    7 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    36
    7 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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
061216Z04Z15Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→7 kt, ceiling 11,000 ft → unlimited.

KH79 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 KH79

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

PIREP1503Z (10:03 AM CDT) · 93 NM NE of KH79 · 9,000 ft MSL · C182
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SET UA /OV STL315026 /TM 1503 /FL090 /TP C182 /SK OVC090-TOP110 /WX FV99SM /TA 08 /WV 00000KT /TB NEG /IC NEG /RM FV 99SM OUTSIDE CLDS
SET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV STL315026Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1503Reported at 15:03 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP C182Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC090-TOP110Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FV99SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA 08Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 00000KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM FV 99SM OUTSIDE CLDSRemarks.
PIREP1238Z (7:38 AM CDT) · 87 NM NE of KH79 · 12,000 ft MSL · S22T
light rime icing
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UIN UA /OV UIN170030/TM 1238/FL120/TP S22T/TA M03/IC LGT RIME/RM ZKC FDC FN
UIN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV UIN170030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1238Reported at 12:38 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP S22TAircraft type reporting.
TA M03Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KH79

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAIZ reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 7,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
74%
36
26%

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Live crosswind meter

KH79 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAIZ, 16 nm away.

N18367 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 2° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Concrete · 4,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Eldon Model Airpark (KH79) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

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 · Jet A+
Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
H79
City
Eldon
State
Missouri
Country
United States
Elevation
917 ft
Coordinates
38.3606, -92.5716
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KAIZ
TAF
Nearest KJEF
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 32m

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Pilot PIREPs for Eldon Model Airpark (KH79)

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 Eldon Model Airpark, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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