KDOV — Dover AFB
Dover, DE · field elevation 29 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT-RAPCON
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KDOV current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KDOV 252255Z AUTO 35017KT 10SM SCT070 BKN110 21/06 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP132 T02090064
- Wind
- from 350° at 17 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 11,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 21 °C / dewpoint 6 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.91 inHg
- Density altitude
- 749 ft · pressure altitude 39 ft
- Observed
- 65 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 350° at 17 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 17 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 32 | 12 kt head | 12 kt from the right |
| 14 | 12 kt tail | 12 kt from the left |
| 19 | 17 kt tail | 4 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
Pilot reports
3 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 1,000–1,500 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KDOV 251600Z 2516/2622 02015G25KT 9999 SCT150 QNH2997INS BECMG 2600/2601 35020G35KT 9999 OVC065 QNH2985INS TEMPO 2608/2611 8000 -SHRA OVC045 BECMG 2614/2615 35020G35KT 8000 -SHRA OVC040 QNH2982INS TX23/2520Z TN13/2610Z
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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
- 1053Z / 2252Z
- 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.