South Valley Regional Airport (KU42) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 2:35 AM MDT, Oct 28, KU42 is currently VFR with winds from 340° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for South Valley Regional Airport in Salt Lake City, UT, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
South Valley Regional Airport (KU42) is a regional airport serving Salt Lake City, UT at a field elevation of 4,606 ft. KU42 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 5,862 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 134.425.
Wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 6,000 ft, broken clouds at 11,000 ft, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 11,000 ft.
METAR KSVR 280835Z AUTO 34010KT 10SM FEW060 BKN110 09/06 A3002 RMK AO2
What changed at KU42?
Since the 0835Z (2:35 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0835Z (2:35 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KU42
KU42 is currently VFR with winds from 340° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (34). Density altitude is approximately 4,850 ft (field elevation 4,606 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34FAV | 5,862 ft | ASP | 10 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 16 | 5,862 ft | ASP | 10 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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KU42 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 16/345,862 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KU42Wind
- 16
- 10 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 10 kt headwind · 2 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 2→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → 6,000 ft.
KU42 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 KU42
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ARP UAL2111 3918N 11315W 0717 F350 254/075KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL2111 3918N 11315W 071…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.Show raw report
ARP UAL2364 3914N 11055W 0351 F400 256/066KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL2364 3914N 11055W 035…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KU42
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KU42 reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 26 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 66%
- 34
- 34%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (11:20 PM MDT)
TAF KSVR 280520Z 2806/2906 VRB06KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100 FM281200 VRB06KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KU42's own weather station.
Wind is 12° off runway 34, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 5,862 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 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
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0800-1800 local; Sat-Sun 0700-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, low pressure · Bulk, high pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Avionics · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Annual surveying
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KSVR
- FAA LID
- SVR
- City
- Salt Lake City
- State
- Utah
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,606 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.6195, -111.9930
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,862 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Published
- AWOS/ASOS
- 134.425 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 15h 30m
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Pilot PIREPs for South Valley Regional Airport (KU42)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for South Valley Regional Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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