Macon Fowler Memorial Airport (KK89) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMBY), KK89 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Macon Fowler Memorial Airport in Macon, MO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMBY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Macon Fowler Memorial Airport (KK89) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Macon, MO at a field elevation of 878 ft. KK89 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMBY, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 4,150 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCOU.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMBY, 16 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 ft, scattered clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMBY 281255Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM SCT090 SCT120 15/10 A3017 RMK AO2
What changed at KMBY (nearest station)?
Since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- The 9,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
Current pilot readout for KK89
Based on the nearest station (KMBY), KK89 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 20. Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 878 ft). KK89 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCOU, about 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 4,150 ft | ASP | 4 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 02 | 4,150 ft | ASP | 4 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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KK89 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.
- Closed (NOTAM)Runway 02/204,150 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KK89Wind
- 02
- 4 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 20
- 4 kt headwind · 2 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 5→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KK89 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KK89
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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 KK89
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMBY reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 20
- 77%
- 02
- 23%
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Live crosswind meter
KK89 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMBY, 16 nm away.
Wind is 30° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 02/20 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
- Daily 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- K89
- City
- Macon
- State
- Missouri
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 878 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.7287, -92.4645
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,150 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMBY
- TAF
- Nearest KCOU
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 0m
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Pilot PIREPs for Macon Fowler Memorial Airport (KK89)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Macon Fowler Memorial Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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