Desert Aviation Airport (UT49) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:35 AM MDT, Sep 29, based on the nearest station (KDTA), UT49 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 7 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Desert Aviation Airport in Delta, UT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDTA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Desert Aviation Airport (UT49) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Delta, UT at a field elevation of 4,589 ft. UT49 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDTA, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPVU.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDTA, 8.3 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 7 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDTA 291735Z AUTO 03007G18KT 10SM CLR 17/10 A2995 RMK AO1
Current pilot readout for UT49
Based on the nearest station (KDTA), UT49 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 7 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (34). Density altitude is approximately 5,900 ft (field elevation 4,589 ft). UT49 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPVU, about 63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34FAV | 2,500 ft | DIRT | 6 kt head | 3 kt right (g9) |
| 16 | 2,500 ft | DIRT | 6 kt tail | 4 kt left (g11) |
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UT49 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 16/342,500 × 90 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at UT49Wind
- 16
- 6 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 6 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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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.
UT49 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 UT49
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ENV UA /OV BVL062021/TM 1538/FL240/TP B38M/TB NEG/ZLC
ENV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BVL062021Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1538Reported at 15:38 UTC.FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB NEG/ZLCTurbulence: none reported /zlc.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at UT49
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Live crosswind meter
UT49 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDTA, 8.3 nm away.
Wind is 30° off runway 34, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- UT49
- City
- Delta
- State
- Utah
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,589 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.4594, -112.6550
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDTA
- TAF
- Nearest KPVU
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 8h 45m
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Pilot PIREPs for Desert Aviation Airport (UT49)
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