3. As shown in Figure 4, in the "dart-shaped" quadrilateral $ABCD$, $AB=4\sqrt{3}$, $BC=8$, $\angle A=\angle B=\angle C=30^{\circ}$. Then the distance from point $D$ to $AB$ is $\qquad$
3. 1.

As shown in Figure 9, extend $A D$ to intersect $B C$ at point $E$. Then $A E=B E$.
Draw $E F \perp A B$ at point $F$.
It is easy to see that $A F=B F=2 \sqrt{3}$,
$$
E F=2, A E=4 \text {. }
$$

Thus, $C E=4$.
Also, $\angle A D C=90^{\circ}$
$\Rightarrow D E=2$
$\Rightarrow D$ is the midpoint of $A E$
$\Rightarrow$ The distance from $D$ to $A B$ is equal to $\frac{1}{2} E F=1$.