Lawrence Smith Memorial Airport (KLRY) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 6:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, KLRY is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Lawrence Smith Memorial Airport in Harrisonville, MO, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Lawrence Smith Memorial Airport (KLRY) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Harrisonville, MO at a field elevation of 915 ft. KLRY reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 4,000 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 119.975.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLRY 282315Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM CLR 24/12 A3007 RMK AO2
What changed at KLRY?
Since the 2255Z (5:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2255Z (5:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KLRY
KLRY is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,050 ft (field elevation 915 ft). KLRY does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIXD, about 29 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 | ASP | 7 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 35 | 4,000 ft | ASP | 7 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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KLRY 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 17/354,000 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KLRYWind
- 17
- 7 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 7 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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 24 h: wind 3→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KLRY 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KLRY
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SGF UUA /OV SGF/TM 1955/FL002/TP PA44/RM LLWS +10KT SFC-002 DURD RY14 SGF
SGF UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV SGFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1955Reported at 19:55 UTC.FL002Altitude: 200 ft MSL.TP PA44Aircraft type reporting.RM LLWS +10KT SFC-002 DURD R…Remarks.Show raw report
SGF UUA /OV SGF/TM 1938/FL005/TP CRJ9/RM LLWS +- 15KT SFC-005 DURD RY14 SGF
SGF UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV SGFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1938Reported at 19:38 UTC.FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.RM LLWS +- 15KT SFC-005 DURD…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KLRY
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KLRY reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 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
- 76%
- 35
- 24%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KLRY's own weather station.
Wind is 23° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 4,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
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
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local; Sat-Sun IREG local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Air ambulance · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KLRY
- FAA LID
- LRY
- City
- Harrisonville
- State
- Missouri
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 915 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.6099, -94.3435
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KIXD
- AWOS/ASOS
- 119.975 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 23h 55m
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Pilot PIREPs for Lawrence Smith Memorial Airport (KLRY)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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