KSPW — Spencer Muni
Spencer, IA · field elevation 1,339 ft · NON-ATCT
KSPW current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSPW 100153Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR 05/03 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP193 T00500033
- Wind
- from 300° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 5 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.08 inHg
- Density altitude
- 268 ft · pressure altitude 1,179 ft
- Observed
- 46 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 300° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 36 | 2 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 18 | 2 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 12 | 5 kt tail | 1 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
No TAF is issued for KSPW — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KSPW — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 43.16565, -95.20279
- Elevation
- 1,339 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1307Z / 2302Z
- Magnetic variation
- 5°E (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Omaha
- County
- Clay, IA
Everything else KSPW publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 6,001 | 100 | CONC | MED |
| 18/36 | 5,100 | 75 | CONC | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
Published procedures
- 6 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KEST Estherville Muni25 nm
- KSHL Sheldon Rgnl28 nm
- KCKP Cherokee County Rgnl30 nm
- KMJQ Jackson Muni31 nm
- KOTG Worthington Muni34 nm
- KAXA Algona Muni41 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSPW airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Iowa 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.