KSDL — Scottsdale
Scottsdale, AZ · field elevation 1,510 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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KSDL current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSDL 111053Z AUTO 34009KT 10SM CLR 27/21 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP110 T02720206 PNO $
- Wind
- from 340° at 9 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 27 °C / dewpoint 21 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.94 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,290 ft · pressure altitude 1,490 ft
- Observed
- 13 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 340° at 9 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 03 | 4 kt head | 8 kt from the left |
| 21 | 4 kt tail | 8 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KSDL 110859Z 1109/1206 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH SCT100 BKN250 PROB30 1109/1110 TS BKN110CB FM111000 VRB04KT P6SM SCT110 BKN250 FM111900 27010KT P6SM FEW120
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 33.62288, -111.91053
- Elevation
- 1,510 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Tower hours
- 0600-2100
- Magnetic variation
- 12° (1990)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- Phoenix
- County
- Maricopa, AZ
Airport diagram
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 8,249 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 118.6
- Tower 0600-2100
- 119.9
- Ground
- 121.6
- Clearance
- 124.8
- CTAF
- 119.9
- Approach
- 120.7
Published procedures
- 6 approaches — RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP), VOR/DME
- 12 departures published
- 4 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSDL airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Arizona airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.