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Hester Airport (MU09) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEVU), MU09 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 16 knots gusting 22, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Hester Airport in Burlington Junction, MO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEVU): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Hester Airport (MU09) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Burlington Junction, MO at a field elevation of 1,000 ft. MU09 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEVU, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSTJ.

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VFR
Observed 1935Z (2:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEVU, 8.5 nm away.

Wind
180° 16 kt
gusting 22 kt
Visibility
7 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.96"
Temp / Dew
81°F / 27°C
dew 60°F / 16°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 16 kt, gusting 22 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KEVU 281935Z AUTO 18016G22KT 7SM CLR 27/15 A2996 RMK AO2 T02700158

What changed at KEVU (nearest station)?

Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Visibility moved from 10 SM to 7 SM.

Current pilot readout for MU09

Based on the nearest station (KEVU), MU09 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 16 knots gusting 22, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 20. Density altitude is approximately 2,650 ft (field elevation 1,000 ft). MU09 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSTJ, about 42 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
20FAV15 kt head7 kt left (g9)
0216 kt tail0 kt

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MU09 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.

  • Runway 02/20
    2,600 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at MU09
    Wind
    02
    16 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    20
    15 kt headwind · 7 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0153019Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 7→16 kt, ceiling 11,000 ft → unlimited.

MU09 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 MU09

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1753Z (12:53 PM CDT) · 77 NM NW of MU09 · 5,000 ft MSL · A320
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OMA UA /OV OMA290015/TM 1753/FL050/TP A320/SK BKN040
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OMA290015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1753Reported at 17:53 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1604Z (11:04 AM CDT) · 53 NM NW of MU09 · 34,000 ft MSL · A320
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OMA UA /OV OVR/TM 1604/FL340/TP A320/SK TOP360/TB NEG
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OVRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1604Reported at 16:04 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP360Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1522Z (10:22 AM CDT) · 34 NM N of MU09 · 8,000 ft MSL · C208
lt turbulence
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OMA UA /OV RDK/TM 1522/FL080/TP C208/SK BKNUNK-TOP150/WX RA/TB LT
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1522Reported at 15:22 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNUNK-TOP150Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB LTTurbulence: lt.
PIREP1448Z (9:48 AM CDT) · 72 NM S of MU09 · 14,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
moderate durc 10,000–16,000 ft mod tb turbulence
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MCI UA /OV MCI/TM 1448/FL140/TP CRJ7/TB MOD DURC 100-160 MOD TB/RM /ZKC FDC/AF
MCI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MCILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1448Reported at 14:48 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD DURC 100-160 MOD TBTurbulence: moderate durc 10,000–16,000 ft mod tb.
RM /ZKC FDC/AFRemarks.
URGENT1348Z (8:48 AM CDT) · 56 NM NW of MU09 · during descent · B742
low-level wind shear
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OMA UUA /OV OFF/TM 1348/FL019/TP B742/RM LLWS -30KT 1NM FINAL RWY 13 900AGL
OMA UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).
OV OFFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1348Reported at 13:48 UTC.
FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.
TP B742Aircraft type reporting.
RM LLWS -30KT 1NM FINAL RWY …Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at MU09

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEVU reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 26 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,900 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 9/20 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,900 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 7/18 kt
Max gust: 25 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

20
79%
02
21%

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Live crosswind meter

MU09 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEVU, 8.5 nm away.

N200216 kt
Headwind
15 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
7 kt
Headwind in gusts
20 kt
Crosswind in gusts
9 kt

Wind is 25° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Hester Airport (MU09)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
MU09
City
Burlington Junction
State
Missouri
Country
United States
Elevation
1,000 ft
Coordinates
40.4668, -95.0234
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KEVU
TAF
Nearest KSTJ
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 42m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hester Airport (MU09)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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