Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS
As of 4:54 PM MDT, Oct 28, KSLC is currently VFR with winds from 320° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KSLC right now.
Live aviation weather for Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City, UT, including METAR, TAF, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC) is one of the primary air-carrier airports serving Salt Lake City, UT at a field elevation of 4,231 ft. KSLC reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, and broadcasts digital ATIS (D-ATIS), decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 4 physical runways (14/32, 16L/34R, 16R/34L, 17/35), the longest 12,002 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind from the northwest (320°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 7,000 ft, a few clouds at 10,000 ft, a few clouds at 22,000 ft, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.04 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSLC 282254Z 32009KT 10SM FEW070 FEW100 FEW220 15/03 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP148 T01500028 $
Current runway configuration at KSLC
As stated by the facility — not an estimate. Tap a runway for its intelligence page.
Updated 30 min ago (2254Z / 4:54 PM MDT)
This configuration has been stated since 0354Z (9:54 PM MDT).
What changed at KSLC?
Since the 2154Z (3:54 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2154Z (3:54 PM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KSLC
KSLC is currently VFR with winds from 320° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. The D-ATIS states arrivals on runway 34L and 35; crosswind on the active runways is approximately 5–6 kt; the wind favors runway ends 32. Density altitude is approximately 5,100 ft (field elevation 4,231 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
KSLC by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
The FAA issued 6 ground stops and 1 ground delay program for SLC between October 2025 and October 2026, affecting 6 days. Thunderstorms were the most common reason (2 of 7). A typical ground stop lasted about 1 h 18 min.
KSLC reported VFR in 94% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 326 flyable days a year. July is the most reliable month and January the least, with IFR or worse 11% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually fog and low visibility rather than low ceilings (visibility under 3 miles 3% of hours, ceilings under 1,000 ft 1%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, the south-facing ends (14, 16L, 16R, 17) had the best headwind 59% of the time, the north-facing ends (32, 34L, 34R, 35) 41%, and winds were calm 15% of hours. Winds most often blow from the south-southeast. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Snow fell on about 47 days a year and freezing rain or drizzle on 1. From December to February KSLC was IFR or worse 9% of the time, against under 1% from June to August.
SLC departures left within 15 minutes of schedule 85% of the time across 117,785 flights, June 2025 to May 2026. Before 9 AM departures did best (92%) and 6 to 9 PM did worst (79%).
Over the last 30 days of recorded D-ATIS broadcasts, KSLC ran south flow 61% of the time and north flow 39%. Runway 16R was named for arrivals most often (61% of recorded hours), and the configuration changed 62 times.
Sources: FAA ATCSCC advisories, hourly observations 2006 to 2025, the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025, BTS airline on-time data and recorded runway configurations. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →
D-ATIS
Digital Automatic Terminal Information Service, the live broadcast.
SLC ATIS INFO Z 2254Z. 31009KT 10SM FEW070 FEW100 FEW220 15/03 A3006 (THREE ZERO ZERO SIX) RMK AO2 SLP148 T01500028. SIMULTANEOUS APPROACHES IN USE, RNAV Y RY 34L RNAV (GPS) RY 35, OR VISUAL APCHS IN USE. NOTICES TO AIRMEN. TWY G CLSD BTN TWY, U AND TWY G9 , TWY G1 CLSD BTN TWY, H AND TWY G , TWY M CLSD BTN RWY, 34R AND TWY L , TWY H1, H2, H3, H7, H8, H9, H ELEVEN, H TWELVE, H THIRTEEN CLOSED. RWY 34L ILS OTS, RUNWAY 35 LDA/DME OTS. UNLIGHTED CRANE 120 FT AGL 1531 FT EAST OF RWY, 17. DUE TO RUNWAY CLOSURE VFR OPERATIONS MAY NOT BE ACCOMMODATED DURING HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME. BIRD ACTIVITY. ALL ACFT DEPG TO LAS, SFO, DEN, SEA CONTACT CD 10 MIN PRIOR TO PUSH. HAZD WX FOR SLC AREA. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO Z.
Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32FAV | 4,893 ft | ASP | 9 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 34L | 12,000 ft | CON | 7 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 34R | 12,002 ft | ASP | 7 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 35 | 9,596 ft | ASP | 7 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 16L | 12,002 ft | ASP | 7 kt tail | 5 kt right |
| 16R | 12,000 ft | CON | 7 kt tail | 5 kt right |
| 17 | 9,596 ft | ASP | 7 kt tail | 6 kt right |
| 14 | 4,893 ft | ASP | 9 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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KSLC runways
4 physical runways · 8 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- No closure reportedRunway 14/324,893 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent usenot in the stated configurationWind
- 14
- 9 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 32
- 9 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 16L/34R12,002 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent usenot in the stated configurationWind
- 16L
- 7 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 34R
- 7 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
2 active equipment NOTAMsView Runway Intelligence → - Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 16R/34L12,000 × 150 ft · CONCurrent use34LARRIVALSWind
- 16R
- 7 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 34L
- 7 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
2 active equipment NOTAMsView Runway Intelligence → - Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 17/359,596 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent use35ARRIVALSWind
- 17
- 7 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 7 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
3 active equipment NOTAMsView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the D-ATISstates; 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 11→9 kt, ceiling 25,000 ft → unlimited.
KSLC weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KSLC
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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74V UA /OV KSVR-HCR090030 /TM 1924 /FL175 /TP M20T /SK SCT-TOP140 /TA M13 /WV 24039KT /TB NEG /RM DURC
74V UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KSVR-HCR090030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1924Reported at 19:24 UTC.FL175Altitude: 17,500 ft MSL.TP M20TAircraft type reporting.SK SCT-TOP140Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M13Outside air temperature, °C.WV 24039KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM DURCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KSLC
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KSLC reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,500 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 14
- 52%
- 32
- 31%
- 16L/16R/17
- 13%
- 34L/34R/35
- 4%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2320Z (5:20 PM MDT)
TAF KSLC 282320Z 2900/3006 32008KT P6SM FEW070 SCT200 FM290300 16005KT P6SM SCT200 FM292100 30006KT P6SM SCT080 BKN150 FM300300 16006KT P6SM BKN150
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KSLC's own weather station.
Wind is 35° off runway 34L, the runway in use per D-ATIS.
Concrete · 12,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 14/32, 16L/34R, 16R/34L, 17/35 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 · Jet A++ · Jet A-1+
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high & low pressure · Bulk, high & low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air freight · Air ambulance · Avionics · Cargo handling · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- Yes
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Large airport
- ICAO
- KSLC
- IATA
- SLC
- FAA LID
- SLC
- City
- Salt Lake City
- State
- Utah
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,231 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.7889, -111.9799
- Runways
- 4 physical runways · 8 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 12,002 ft
- Weather reporting
- METAR · D-ATIS
- TAF
- Published
- ATIS
- 124.75 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 1h 7m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
7 airports+1 more within 25 NM
25–50 NM
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50–100 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Ute RC Association 2 , Magna, UT · 6 mi
- South Davis Modelers - 650 W , Centerville, UT · 12 mi
- Intermountain Silent Flyers - Bingham Creek Park , South Jordan, UT · 15 mi
Historical Flying Weather at KSLC
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KSLC reported VFR conditions during about 93.9% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 326 VFR flying days a year. July had the most VFR weather; January had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 6.9 kt, calm 11.3% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 75.3 | 13.9 | 7.2 | 3.6 |
| Feb | 88.7 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
| Mar | 93.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 94.7 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| May | 97.5 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 99.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 99.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 99.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 98.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 97.7 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 94.7 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 77.6 | 12.1 | 5.8 | 4.5 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 5.3 kt |
| Feb | 6.8 kt |
| Mar | 7.7 kt |
| Apr | 7.8 kt |
| May | 7.4 kt |
| Jun | 7.5 kt |
| Jul | 7.4 kt |
| Aug | 7.5 kt |
| Sep | 7.1 kt |
| Oct | 6.5 kt |
| Nov | 5.9 kt |
| Dec | 5.7 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
KSLC airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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Pilot PIREPs for Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC)
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