KDOV — Dover AFB
Dover, DE · field elevation 29 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT-RAPCON
KDOV current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KDOV 100255Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM CLR 11/03 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP176 T01070028 50012
- Wind
- from 280° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 11 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.04 inHg
- Density altitude
- -623 ft · pressure altitude -91 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 280° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 5 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 01 | 1 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 19 | 1 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 14 | 5 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KDOV 100000Z 1000/1106 30006KT 9999 FEW050 QNH3002INS BECMG 1007/1008 25006KT 9999 SCT025 QNH3003INS BECMG 1015/1016 22009KT 9999 SKC QNH2991INS TEMPO 1016/1019 22010G20KT TX17/1019Z TN03/1010Z
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 39.12954, -75.46596
- Elevation
- 29 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
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Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1139Z / 2152Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 12°W (2020)
- Fuel
- A+,J8
- Sectional
- Washington
- County
- Kent, DE
Airport diagram
Everything else KDOV publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 12,903 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
| 01/19 | 9,602 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS
- 127.825
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 126.35
- Ground
- 118.875
- Clearance
- 125.55
- Approach
- 132.425
- Approach
- 135.15
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — ILS
- 1 arrival published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KDOV airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Delaware airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.