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Springfield Municipal Airport (K8V7) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 1:35 PM MDT, Oct 28, K8V7 is currently IFR with winds from 310° at 9 knots, visibility 2 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Springfield Municipal Airport in Springfield, CO, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Springfield Municipal Airport (K8V7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Springfield, CO at a field elevation of 4,390 ft. K8V7 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 5,000 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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IFR
Observed 1935Z (1:35 PM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
310° 9 kt
Visibility
2 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.03"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 34°F / 1°C

Wind from the northwest (310°) at 9 kt, visibility 2 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K8V7 281935Z AUTO 31009KT 2SM -RA HZ CLR 23/01 A3003 RMK AO2 VIS 3/4V5

What changed at K8V7?

Since the 1910Z (1:10 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category dropped from MVFR to IFR.
  • Visibility dropped from 5 SM to 2 SM.

Current pilot readout for K8V7

K8V7 is currently IFR with winds from 310° at 9 knots, visibility 2 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (35). Density altitude is approximately 6,250 ft (field elevation 4,390 ft). K8V7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGUY, about 71 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
35FAV6 kt head7 kt left
176 kt tail7 kt right

Open the crosswind calculator to try your own wind and runway numbers →

K8V7 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 17/35
    5,000 × 60 ft · CON
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K8V7
    Wind
    17
    6 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
    35
    6 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
091819Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K8V7 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 K8V7

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

PIREP1731Z (11:31 AM MDT) · 83 NM NW of K8V7 · 17,500 ft MSL · SR22
light chop turbulence
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LIC UA /OV HGO180015/TM 1731/FL175/TP SR22/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-27
LIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HGO180015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1731Reported at 17:31 UTC.
FL175Altitude: 17,500 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZDVWC-27Remarks.
PIREP1518Z (9:18 AM MDT) · 86 NM SE of K8V7 · 34,000 ft MSL · B39M
moderate clear-air turbulence turb turbulence
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DHT UA /OV DHT073030/TM 1518/FL340/TP B39M/TB MOD CAT TURB/RM ZAB FDCS
DHT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DHT073030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1518Reported at 15:18 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CAT TURBTurbulence: moderate clear-air turbulence turb.
RM ZAB FDCSRemarks.
PIREP1513Z (9:13 AM MDT) · 85 NM W of K8V7 · altitude unknown · B38M
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PUB UA /OV PUB170040/TM 1513/FL3960/TP B38M/RM MTN WAVE +/-12KTS +/-50FT ZDVWC-46
PUB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PUB170040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1513Reported at 15:13 UTC.
FL3960Altitude: 39,600 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
RM MTN WAVE +/-12KTS +/-50FT…Remarks.
PIREP1437Z (8:37 AM MDT) · 83 NM W of K8V7 · 7,500 ft MSL · UH60
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TAD UA /OV KTAD/TM 1437/FL075/TP UH60/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM WIND OUT OF WEST 20-25KTS ZDVWC
TAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KTADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1437Reported at 14:37 UTC.
FL075Altitude: 7,500 ft MSL.
TP UH60Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM WIND OUT OF WEST 20-25KTS…Remarks.
PIREP1408Z (8:08 AM MDT) · 85 NM W of K8V7 · 36,000 ft MSL · B753
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PUB UA /OV PUB170040/TM 1408/FL360/TP B753/RM MTW +/-10KT ZDVWC-30
PUB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PUB170040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1408Reported at 14:08 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B753Aircraft type reporting.
RM MTW +/-10KT ZDVWC-30Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K8V7

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, K8V7 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 94%MVFR 1%IFR 3%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 8/12 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 68%MVFR 7%IFR 9%LIFR 16%
Wind avg/max: 10/25 kt
Max gust: 31 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 28

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
65%
35
35%

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Live K8V7 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by K8V7's own weather station.

N35179 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
7 kt

Wind is 49° off runway 35, the end with the most headwind right now.

Concrete · 5,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Springfield Municipal Airport (K8V7) with runway 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 17/35 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
Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
K8V7
FAA LID
8V7
City
Springfield
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Elevation
4,390 ft
Coordinates
37.4587, -102.6180
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,000 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KGUY
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
4h 15m

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Pilot PIREPs for Springfield Municipal Airport (K8V7)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Springfield Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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