Lamar Municipal Airport (KLLU) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPTS), KLLU is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Lamar Municipal Airport in Lamar, MO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPTS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Lamar Municipal Airport (KLLU) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lamar, MO at a field elevation of 1,010 ft. KLLU has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPTS, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (03/21, 17/35), the longest 4,000 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPTS, 20 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 5,000 ft, scattered clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPTS 281155Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM FEW050 SCT120 13/10 A3014 RMK AO2 10177 20128 70000
What changed at KPTS (nearest station)?
Since the 1135Z (6:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1135Z (6:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KLLU
Based on the nearest station (KPTS), KLLU is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 750 ft (field elevation 1,010 ft). KLLU does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KJLN, about 22 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 | 4,000 ft | CON | 5 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 21 | 2,900 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 03 | 2,900 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 4 kt right |
| 35 | 4,000 ft | CON | 5 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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KLLU runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 03/212,900 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KLLUWind
- 03
- 3 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 3 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 17/354,000 × 75 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at KLLUWind
- 17
- 5 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→5 kt, ceiling 11,000 ft → unlimited.
KLLU weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 KLLU
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPTS reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 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
- 39%
- 21
- 34%
- 03
- 20%
- 35
- 7%
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Live crosswind meter
KLLU has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPTS, 20 nm away.
Wind is 9° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21, 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
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KLLU
- FAA LID
- LLU
- City
- Lamar
- State
- Missouri
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,010 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.4872, -94.3133
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPTS
- TAF
- Nearest KJLN
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 6m
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Pilot PIREPs for Lamar Municipal Airport (KLLU)
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