Meade Municipal Airport (KMEJ) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:56 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLBL), KMEJ is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 14 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Meade Municipal Airport in Meade, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLBL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Meade Municipal Airport (KMEJ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Meade, KS at a field elevation of 2,527 ft. KMEJ has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLBL, about 32 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (08/26, 17/35), the longest 4,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLBL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLBL, 32.1 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 14 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLBL 281356Z AUTO 20014KT 10SM CLR 15/14 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01500144
What changed at KLBL (nearest station)?
Since the 1256Z (7:56 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 29.99 → 30.01 inHg.
Current pilot readout for KMEJ
Based on the nearest station (KLBL), KMEJ is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 14 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 3,000 ft (field elevation 2,527 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 | 4,800 ft | CON | 13 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 26 | 2,085 ft | GRS | 5 kt head | 13 kt left |
| 08 | 2,085 ft | GRS | 5 kt tail | 13 kt right |
| 35 | 4,800 ft | CON | 13 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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KMEJ 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 08/262,085 × 85 ft · GRSCurrent useno stated-runway source at KMEJWind
- 08
- 5 kt tailwind · 13 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 5 kt headwind · 13 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 17/354,800 × 75 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at KMEJWind
- 17
- 13 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 13 kt tailwind · 6 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 11→14 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KMEJ 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 KMEJ
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLBL reported mostly VFR across 31 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 800 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.
- 17
- 65%
- 35
- 18%
- 08
- 12%
- 26
- 5%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1133Z (6:33 AM CDT)
TAF KLBL 281133Z 2812/2912 20013G20KT P6SM SKC FM281600 21020G30KT P6SM FEW250 FM282300 16010KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
KMEJ's AWOS-3PT isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KLBL, 32 nm away.
Wind is 24° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26, 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
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KMEJ
- FAA LID
- MEJ
- City
- Meade
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,527 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.2769, -100.3560
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-3PT, not in the national feed (using KLBL)
- TAF
- Nearest KLBL
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 31m
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Pilot PIREPs for Meade Municipal Airport (KMEJ)
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