KSTK — Sterling Muni
Sterling, CO · field elevation 4,038 ft · NON-ATCT
KSTK current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSTK 111055Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A2998 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 240° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 17 °C / dewpoint 13 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.98 inHg
- Density altitude
- 5,151 ft · pressure altitude 3,978 ft
- Observed
- 9 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 240° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 6 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 15 | 1 kt head | 6 kt from the right |
| 33 | 1 kt tail | 6 kt from the left |
| 04 | 6 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KSTK — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KSTK — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 40.61430, -103.26426
- Elevation
- 4,038 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 8° (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Cheyenne
- County
- Logan, CO
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 5,201 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 04/22 | 2,809 | 150 | TURF-GRVL | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSTK airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Colorado 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.