Ashland Regional Airport (KDWU) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 7:56 PM ET, Oct 28, KDWU is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Ashland Regional Airport in Worthington, KY, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Ashland Regional Airport (KDWU) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Worthington, KY at a field elevation of 547 ft. KDWU reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 5,402 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 132.425.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (58°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDWU 282356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP244 T01440106 10256 20128 53002 $
What changed at KDWU?
Since the 2256Z (6:56 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2256Z (6:56 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KDWU
KDWU is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 200 ft (field elevation 547 ft). KDWU does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHTS, about 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 5,402 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 28 | 5,402 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KDWU 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 10/285,402 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KDWUWind
- 10
- no steady wind
- 28
- 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 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KDWU 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 KDWU
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KDWU reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 28
- 74%
- 10
- 26%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KDWU's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 5,402 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 10/28 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near KDWU
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near KDWU.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Daily 0800-1800 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KDWU
- FAA LID
- DWU
- City
- Worthington
- State
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 547 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.5545, -82.7380
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,402 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KHTS
- AWOS/ASOS
- 132.425 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 21h 56m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ashland Regional Airport (KDWU)
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