Downtown Airport (3DW), Missouri
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Downtown Airport (3DW) is a public-use, non-towered general aviation field in Springfield, Missouri, sitting at 1,375 feet elevation. It handles a modest volume of business aviation traffic, logging 562 bizav operations in 2025 according to FAA TFMSC data, out of 1,212 total annual operations. The field offers 100LL and Jet A fuel during attended hours and sits roughly 6.85 nautical miles from Springfield-Branson National Airport (KSGF), the nearest customs facility. A single asphalt runway, 11/29, serves all traffic, and pilots coordinate movements over CTAF in the absence of a control tower.
Runways
Downtown Airport has one paved runway, 11/29, 4,037 ft long and 50 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Downtown Airport has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Downtown Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Springfield-Branson National (KSGF), 7 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Downtown Airport recorded 562 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in January and July. Business aviation traffic at Downtown Airport (3DW) peaks in January and July, with both months seeing notably higher operations than the rest of the year.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month January, 70 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Downtown Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: access, runway notes and other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Springfield Approach.
A 600-foot lighted tower stands 950 feet north of the Runway 29 threshold.
Non-standard MIRL lighting on Runway 11/29 is activated by clicking the CTAF frequency three times.
Runway lighting is non-standard MIRL, with three threshold lights on each runway end and edge lights spaced 240 feet apart.
The runway safety area beyond the Runway 29 threshold is non-standard, with a large slope.
The pedestrian gate code is the CTAF frequency.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Downtown Airport has five airfields within 39 NM. The closest is Springfield-Branson National (KSGF), 6.85 NM west.
Part of the Springfield and the Ozarks area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions
Is there a control tower at 3DW?
No. Downtown Airport (3DW) in Springfield, MO is non-towered, and pilots coordinate on CTAF. Clearance delivery, when needed, is handled by contacting Springfield Approach. The single runway, 11/29, uses non-standard MIRL lighting activated by three clicks on the CTAF frequency.
What runway does Downtown Airport (3DW) have?
Downtown Airport (3DW) in Springfield, MO has one paved runway, 11/29, measuring 4,037 feet long and 50 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is also the airport's longest paved surface. The runway has non-standard MIRL edge lighting spaced 240 feet apart, with three threshold lights on each end.
Is jet fuel available at 3DW?
Yes, Downtown Airport (3DW) stocks both 100LL and Jet A fuel. Fuel service aligns with the field's attended hours, Monday through Friday from 0730 to 1800 and Saturday from 0900 to 1600. There is no published fuel service outside these attended hours.
Where does 3DW handle customs clearance?
Downtown Airport (3DW) does not have customs available onsite. The nearest customs service is at Springfield-Branson National Airport (KSGF), located about 6.85 nautical miles away. Operators requiring customs clearance for international arrivals should plan to route through KSGF instead.