Spencer Field (MU73) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFWB), MU73 has no current flight category, but is reporting with calm winds, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Spencer Field in Highlandville, MO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFWB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Spencer Field (MU73) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Highlandville, MO at a field elevation of 1,322 ft. MU73 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFWB, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSGF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFWB, 14.7 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg.
METAR KFWB 281315Z AUTO 00000KT 13/09 A3020 RMK AO2
What changed at KFWB (nearest station)?
Since the 1255Z (7:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1255Z (7:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for MU73
Based on the nearest station (KFWB), MU73 has no current flight category, but is reporting with calm winds, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,050 ft (field elevation 1,322 ft). MU73 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSGF, about 20 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 1,200 ft | Turf | - | - |
| 27 | 1,200 ft | Turf | - | - |
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MU73 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 09/271,200 × 75 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at MU73Wind
- 09
- no steady wind
- 27
- no steady wind
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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 24 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
MU73 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 MU73
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFWB reported varied conditions across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 67%
- 27
- 33%
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Live crosswind meter
MU73 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFWB, 15 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- MU73
- City
- Highlandville
- State
- Missouri
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,322 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.9264, -93.2894
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFWB
- TAF
- Nearest KSGF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 3m
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Pilot PIREPs for Spencer Field (MU73)
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