KSPW — Spencer Muni
Spencer, IA · field elevation 1,339 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KSPW current weather
LIFR ceiling below 500 ft or visibility under 1 statute mile
SPECI KSPW 111201Z AUTO 21006KT 1/4SM FG VV002 23/22 A2989 RMK AO2 PRESRR T02280222
- Wind
- from 210° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 0.25 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 200 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.89 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,618 ft · pressure altitude 1,369 ft
- Observed
- 12 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 210° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 5 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 12 | 1 kt head | 6 kt from the right |
| 30 | 1 kt tail | 6 kt from the left |
| 36 | 5 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
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
- 1122Z / 0129Z
- Magnetic variation
- 5° (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
- 7 approaches — ILS, LOC, LS, 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.