KSDL — Scottsdale
Scottsdale, AZ · field elevation 1,510 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
KSDL current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSDL 252353Z 16003KT 10SM CLR 33/12 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP096 T03330122 10333 20289 56008
- Wind
- from 160° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 33 °C / dewpoint 12 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.89 inHg
- Density altitude
- 4,076 ft · pressure altitude 1,540 ft
- Observed
- 7 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 160° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 03 | 1 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
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 252333Z 2600/2624 23004KT P6SM FEW100 FM260300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM261900 18005KT P6SM SCT250
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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.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1319Z / 0119Z
- Tower hours
- 0600-2100
- Magnetic variation
- 12°E (1990)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- Phoenix
- County
- Maricopa, AZ
Airport diagram
Everything else KSDL publishes — in the EFB →
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 →
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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.