Escalante Municipal Airport (K1L7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBCE), K1L7 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 250° at 3 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Escalante Municipal Airport in Escalante, UT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBCE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Escalante Municipal Airport (K1L7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Escalante, UT at a field elevation of 5,737 ft. K1L7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBCE, about 27 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 5,032 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPGA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBCE, 27.4 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature -2°C (28°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg.
METAR KBCE 280953Z AUTO 25003KT CLR M02/M03 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP149 T10221028 $
What changed at KBCE (nearest station)?
Since the 0853Z (2:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0853Z (2:53 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K1L7
Based on the nearest station (KBCE), K1L7 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 250° at 3 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (31). Density altitude is approximately 4,750 ft (field elevation 5,737 ft). K1L7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPGA, about 50 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31FAV | 5,032 ft | ASPH-F | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 13 | 5,032 ft | ASPH-F | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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K1L7 runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 13/315,032 × 60 ft · ASPH-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at K1L7Wind
- 13
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 31
- 1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K1L7 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at K1L7
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBCE reported varied conditions across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 55%
- 31
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
K1L7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBCE, 27 nm away.
Wind is 69° off runway 31, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1L7
- City
- Escalante
- State
- Utah
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,737 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.7453, -111.5700
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,032 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBCE
- TAF
- Nearest KPGA
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 14h 34m
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Pilot PIREPs for Escalante Municipal Airport (K1L7)
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