KDWU — Ashland Rgnl
Ashland, KY · field elevation 547 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KDWU current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KDWU 111156Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM BKN043 24/22 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02390217 10267 20222 53001 $
- Wind
- from 100° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 4,300 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 24 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.05 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,572 ft · pressure altitude 417 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 100° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 3 kt head | — |
| 28 | 3 kt tail | — |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KDWU — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KDWU — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.55446, -82.73766
- Elevation
- 547 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1042Z / 0030Z
- Magnetic variation
- -5° (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Cincinnati
- County
- Greenup, KY
Everything else KDWU publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 5,402 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 121.7
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach
- 128.4
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KHTS Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Fld14 nm
- KPMH Greater Portsmouth Rgnl18 nm
- KJRO James A Rhodes27 nm
- KEOP Pike County38 nm
- KSYM Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A Thomas Rgnl45 nm
- KUNI Ohio University46 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KDWU airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Kentucky 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.