Cedar Creek Airport (MO74) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:54 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCOU), MO74 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Cedar Creek Airport in Columbia, MO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCOU): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Cedar Creek Airport (MO74) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Columbia, MO at a field elevation of 823 ft. MO74 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCOU, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 2,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCOU.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCOU, 6.6 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 11,000 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCOU 280854Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM FEW110 13/09 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP212 T01280089 50001 $
What changed at KCOU (nearest station)?
Since the 0754Z (2:54 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0754Z (2:54 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for MO74
Based on the nearest station (KCOU), MO74 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately 450 ft (field elevation 823 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12FAV | 2,700 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 30 | 2,700 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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MO74 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 12/302,700 × 150 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at MO74Wind
- 12
- 4 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 4 kt tailwind · 4 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 22 h: wind 7→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
MO74 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 MO74
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCOU reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 7,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 75%
- 30
- 25%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (12:20 AM CDT)
TAF KCOU 280520Z 2806/2906 16008KT P6SM SCT250
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Live crosswind meter
MO74 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCOU, 6.6 nm away.
Wind is 42° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 12/30 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- MO74
- City
- Columbia
- State
- Missouri
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 823 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.9194, -92.1637
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,700 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCOU
- TAF
- Nearest KCOU
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 18m
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- MMRCA - Mid Missouri RC Association - MMRCA Flying Tigers Field , Columbia, MO · 14 mi
- Jefferson City RC Club - Miller Flying Field , Jefferson Cty, MO · 24 mi
- Joliet Radio Control Club - Joliet Central High School , Joliet, IL · 25 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Cedar Creek Airport (MO74)
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