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Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport (KHIG) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:15 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KRCM), KHIG is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport in Higginsville, MO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRCM): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport (KHIG) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Higginsville, MO at a field elevation of 840 ft. KHIG has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRCM, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 4,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSZL.

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VFR
Observed 1215Z (7:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRCM, 18.3 nm away.

Wind
150° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.17"
Temp / Dew
54°F / 12°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KRCM 271215Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A3017 RMK AO2

What changed at KRCM (nearest station)?

Since the 1155Z (6:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed up from 0 to 5 kt.

Current pilot readout for KHIG

Based on the nearest station (KRCM), KHIG is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 350 ft (field elevation 840 ft). KHIG does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSZL, about 21 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
16FAV5 kt head1 kt left
345 kt tail1 kt right

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KHIG 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 16/34
    4,400 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KHIG
    Wind
    16
    5 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    34
    5 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    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
061212Z00Z12Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KHIG 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 KHIG

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

PIREP1208Z (7:08 AM CDT) · 36 NM SW of KHIG · 23,000 ft MSL · SF34
moderate rime 21,500–23,000 ft icing
Show raw report
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) · 7 NM SE of KHIG · during climb · B739
trace rime icing
Show raw report
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) · 87 NM SW of KHIG · 34,000 ft MSL · B752
continuous light to moderate 340 turbulence
Show raw report
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 KHIG

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRCM reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft
Lowest vis: 10 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.

16
77%
34
23%

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Live crosswind meter

KHIG has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRCM, 18 nm away.

N16345 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 15° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 4,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport (KHIG) with runway 16/34 marked
N ↑

Runway 16/34 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
Sep-Apr Daily 0800-1700 local; May-Aug Daily 0700-1900 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Avionics · Aircraft sales
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KHIG
FAA LID
HIG
City
Higginsville
State
Missouri
Country
United States
Elevation
840 ft
Coordinates
39.0729, -93.6775
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,400 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KRCM
TAF
Nearest KSZL
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
11h 0m

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Pilot PIREPs for Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport (KHIG)

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 Higginsville Industrial Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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