Downtown Airport (K3DW) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:52 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSGF), K3DW is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Downtown Airport in Springfield, MO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSGF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Downtown Airport (K3DW) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Springfield, MO at a field elevation of 1,375 ft. K3DW has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSGF, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 4,037 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSGF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSGF, 6.8 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 11,000 ft, temperature 13°C (56°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSGF 281252Z 15009KT 10SM FEW110 13/08 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP217 T01330083 $
What changed at KSGF (nearest station)?
Since the 1152Z (6:52 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1152Z (6:52 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K3DW
Based on the nearest station (KSGF), K3DW is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 11. Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 1,375 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11FAV | 4,037 ft | ASP | 7 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 29 | 4,037 ft | ASP | 7 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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K3DW 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 11/294,037 × 50 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K3DWWind
- 11
- 7 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 29
- 7 kt tailwind · 6 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 23 h: wind 11→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K3DW 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 K3DW
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSGF reported mostly VFR across 24 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.
- 11
- 83%
- 29
- 17%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (6:20 AM CDT)
TAF KSGF 281120Z 2812/2912 16010KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250 FM281700 18012G20KT P6SM SCT250 FM290000 16008KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
K3DW has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSGF, 6.8 nm away.
Wind is 42° off runway 11, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 11/29 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
- Mon-Fri 0730-1800 local; Sat 0900-1600 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high & low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3DW
- City
- Springfield
- State
- Missouri
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,375 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.2227, -93.2483
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,037 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSGF
- TAF
- Nearest KSGF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 6m
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Pilot PIREPs for Downtown Airport (K3DW)
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