Dan E Richards Municipal Airport (K3F6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCDS), K3F6 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Dan E Richards Municipal Airport in Paducah, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCDS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Dan E Richards Municipal Airport (K3F6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Paducah, TX at a field elevation of 1,859 ft. K3F6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCDS, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,186 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCDS, 24.4 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.05 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCDS 282353Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM CLR 21/17 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP161 6//// T02110167 55005
What changed at KCDS (nearest station)?
Since the 2253Z (5:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2253Z (5:53 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K3F6
Based on the nearest station (KCDS), K3F6 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,900 ft (field elevation 1,859 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 3,186 ft | ASP | 8 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 36 | 3,186 ft | ASP | 8 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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K3F6 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 18/363,186 × 50 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K3F6Wind
- 18
- 8 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 8 kt tailwind · 3 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 8→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K3F6 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 K3F6
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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LAW UA /OV LAW/TM 2355/FL360/TP B38M/TB LGT CAT /RM ZFW48
LAW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LAWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2355Reported at 23:55 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB LGT CATTurbulence: light clear-air turbulence.RM ZFW48Remarks.Show raw report
ABI UA /OV ABI340025/TM 2240/FL360/TP B739/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZFW93
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ABI340025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2240Reported at 22:40 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous light to moderate chop.RM ZFW93Remarks.Show raw report
ABI UA /OV ABI020045/TM 2227/FL360/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZFW93
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ABI020045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2227Reported at 22:27 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM ZFW93Remarks.Show raw report
LBB UA /OV LBB060015/TM 2219/FL340/TP A321/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW93
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LBB060015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2219Reported at 22:19 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.RM ZFW93Remarks.Show raw report
ABI UA /OV ABI310040/TM 2139/FL370/TP BCS3/TB CONS CHOP/RM ZFW63
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ABI310040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2139Reported at 21:39 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS CHOPTurbulence: continuous chop.RM ZFW63Remarks.Show raw report
ABI UA /OV ABI270015/TM 2115/FL340/TP B39M/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW63
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ABI270015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2115Reported at 21:15 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.RM ZFW63Remarks.Show raw report
LBB UA /OV KLBB/TM 1936/FL045/TP AC65/SK SCT045-TOP047
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KLBBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1936Reported at 19:36 UTC.FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.TP AC65Aircraft type reporting.SK SCT045-TOP047Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
LBB UA /OV KLBB/TM 1930/FL040/TP E170/SK BKN040-TOP050
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KLBBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1930Reported at 19:30 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN040-TOP050Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K3F6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCDS reported mostly VFR across 27 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 81%
- 36
- 19%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2320Z (6:20 PM CDT)
TAF KCDS 282320Z 2900/2924 20011KT P6SM SKC FM291000 20006KT 6SM BR SCT005 FM291500 20006KT P6SM SCT025
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Live crosswind meter
K3F6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCDS, 24 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3F6
- City
- Paducah
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,859 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.0276, -100.2820
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,186 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCDS
- TAF
- Nearest KCDS
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 23h 37m
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Pilot PIREPs for Dan E Richards Municipal Airport (K3F6)
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