Downtown Airport
3DW · Springfield, Missouri · Greene County · map
Downtown Airport is a public-use airport owned by Sherman Street Acquisition CO INC in Springfield, Missouri, 1,375 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 11/29, is 4,037 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Downtown Airport?
Its FAA code is 3DW.
Where is Downtown Airport?
It is in Springfield, Missouri, 1,375 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Downtown Airport?
Its one runway, 11/29, is 4,037 feet long, asphalt.
Does Downtown Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Downtown Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Downtown Airport?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Fulltron Aviation LLC and Hedgehopper Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Downtown Airport?
3 pilot examiners and 6 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Downtown Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 3DW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Sherman Street Acquisition CO INC
- Elevation
- 1,375 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 6:00 pm; Saturday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1948
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 4,037 × 50 ft | Asphalt, good | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 11: trees 44 ft high 890 ft from the end
- Runway 29: trees 58 ft high 1,080 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 124.95 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Springfield-Branson Ntl Airport (7 nm west), Bolivar Municipal (23 nm north), Branson West Muni/Emerson Field (32 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Missouri · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Provided approach slopes are maintenance for 20:1 and trsnl surface 7:1.
- 600 feet lighted tower 950 feet north of runway 29 thld.
- Activate non-standard medium-intensity runway lights runway 11/29 - CTAF-THREE clicks.
- Non-standard medium-intensity runway lights; 3 threshold lights each runway, edge lights spaced 240 feet apart.
- Ntsd runway safety area beyond runway 29 thld; large slope.
- Pedestrian gate code is the common traffic frequency frequency.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Springfield from the FAA register
158 aircraft are registered to owners in Springfield, Missouri: 96 piston singles, 26 business jets, 9 turboprops, 9 piston twins, 9 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Missouri.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Fulltron Aviation LLC 6 aircraft · Springfield, 8 miles away Fulltron Aviation is a full-service FBO in Springfield, Missouri that offers flight training, aircraft maintenance, fuel sales, and custom aircraft paint services.
- Hedgehopper Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · Springfield, 8 miles away
- Airplane Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Nixa, 13 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Springfield:
- Burgess Aircraft Management, LLC 7 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Springfield:
- Aviation Enterprises INC Aviation Enterprises is an FAA Part 145 repair station based in Springfield, Missouri, providing aircraft maintenance and repair, aircraft management, avionics installation and upgrades, and aircraft brokerage services to private owners, co
- Ozark Aeroworks, LLC Ozark Aeroworks is a repair station headquartered in Springfield, Missouri, specializing in maintenance, repair, and overhaul of aircraft turbine engines, particularly the T53 series (which it manufactures as OEM) and Rolls-Royce M250 serie
- Worldwide Aircraft Services INC
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 6 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 1 training center examiner.
- Herman Azell Morris private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Springfield, MO (7 nm) · (417) 830-7407 · [email protected]
- Nathan Keith Leming private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Ozark, MO (15 nm) · (417) 204-9132 · [email protected]
- Robert Brian Morgan private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Gimlin Airport · Ozark, MO (15 nm) · (417) 689-1034 · [email protected]
All 18 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 11 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Springfield 158 aircraft · 96 piston singles, 26 business jets, 9 turboprops
- Fulltron Aviation LLC 6 aircraft in town
- Mercy Hospital Springfield 5 aircraft in town
- Convoy of Hope 4 aircraft in town
- Bt Aviation LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Burgess Aircraft Management, LLC 7 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Fulltron Aviation LLC 6 aircraft · flight school
- Hedgehopper Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- Airplane Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Aviation Enterprises INC · repair station
- Ozark Aeroworks, LLC · repair station
- Worldwide Aircraft Services INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 11 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Missouri 1,637 since 1982 · 217 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Missouri 124 landing places
- Missouri 5,815 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/3DW.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.