Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport (KPOF) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 6:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, KPOF is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport in Poplar Bluff, MO, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport (KPOF) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Poplar Bluff, MO at a field elevation of 331 ft. KPOF reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 5,008 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 124.225.
Wind calm, visibility 8 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPOF 281153Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 07/07 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP243 T00720072 10094 20067 53010
What changed at KPOF?
Since the 1053Z (5:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 30.23 → 30.25 inHg.
Current pilot readout for KPOF
KPOF is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -950 ft (field elevation 331 ft). KPOF does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCGI, about 45 nm away.
KPOF by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KPOF reported VFR in 81% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 267 flyable days a year. June is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 12% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually a mix of low ceilings (under 1,000 ft 4% of hours) and low visibility (under 3 miles 3%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 18 had the best headwind 50% of the time, runway 36 50%, and winds were calm 26% of hours. Winds most often blow from the south. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in 1% of hours.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 53 days a year. 45% of storm hours fall in April, May and July, peaking in July when storms were in the air 2% of the time.
Fog was reported on about 35 days a year, and fog or mist on 168. January and December are the foggiest months, with fog in 13% of hours, against 5% in June.
Field elevation is 331 ft, but on a median summer afternoon the air performs like 2,157 ft, 1,826 ft higher. Plan for a longer takeoff roll and a weaker climb from June to August.
Winds were calm 23% of the time and averaged 5.5 kt overall. March is the windiest month (mean 7 kt) and August the calmest.
Sources: hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 5,008 ft | PEM | - | - |
| 36 | 5,008 ft | PEM | - | - |
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KPOF 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 18/365,008 × 100 ft · PEMCurrent useno stated-runway source at KPOFWind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- no steady wind
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 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KPOF 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 KPOF
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KPOF reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 65%
- 18
- 35%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KPOF's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Concrete · 5,008 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 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 0700-1600 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air freight · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales · Annual surveying
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KPOF
- IATA
- POF
- FAA LID
- POF
- City
- Poplar Bluff
- State
- Missouri
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 331 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.7739, -90.3249
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,008 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KCGI
- AWOS/ASOS
- 124.225 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 11m
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Historical Flying Weather at KPOF
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KPOF reported VFR conditions during about 81.4% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 267 VFR flying days a year. June had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 5.5 kt, calm 22.6% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 72.2 | 17.8 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| Feb | 73.3 | 17.1 | 5.8 | 3.8 |
| Mar | 77.4 | 16.1 | 4.3 | 2.2 |
| Apr | 85.2 | 10.9 | 2.9 | 1.0 |
| May | 84.6 | 11.6 | 3.1 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 90.9 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 87.7 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 87.0 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 1.4 |
| Sep | 84.7 | 10.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 |
| Oct | 82.1 | 11.2 | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| Nov | 77.9 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
| Dec | 67.7 | 20.3 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 6.5 kt |
| Feb | 7.0 kt |
| Mar | 7.2 kt |
| Apr | 7.1 kt |
| May | 5.8 kt |
| Jun | 4.9 kt |
| Jul | 4.1 kt |
| Aug | 3.6 kt |
| Sep | 3.7 kt |
| Oct | 4.8 kt |
| Nov | 5.3 kt |
| Dec | 5.9 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
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Pilot PIREPs for Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport (KPOF)
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