// Station · 15m ago

KDTA

Delta Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 13 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 21°C / 0°C

ALTIM 30.01 inHg

ELEV 4,759 FT

39.3806°N / 112.5080°W

LOCATION · Delta, US

WIND

160°13 kt

KDTA · 4,759 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/13

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT110

T / Td

21 / 0

ALTIM

30.01"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 160°/13 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 11,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KDTA 302215Z AUTO 16013KT 10SM SCT110 21/00 A3001 RMK AO1

KDTA · day 30 at 22:15 UTC · wind from 160° at 13 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 11,000 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 0°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 13 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

160°13 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

17★ HDG 170° H13 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,065'

12 HDG 120° H10 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 62%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

30 HDG 300° T10 kt X8 kt LEFT —

35 HDG 350° T13 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 5,759 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +15°C

6,500FT

+1,741 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,759 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT4,668 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KU55 (Panguitch Municipal Airport, Panguitch, elev 6,763 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+65%

-46%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+46%

-29%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+26%

-20%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT110

Scattered · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,365 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:07ZSUNRISE

19:29ZSOLAR NOON

02:50ZSUNSET

03:22ZCIVIL END

CURRENT22:30Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:22Z (4h 51m) DAY LENGTH14h 43m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:40Z MOONSET14:23Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KDTA.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

AIRSPACE

// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.

Get METAR Deck →