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D38/IUA METAR Canandaigua Airport

Ontario County IDA, New YorkElevation 814 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KROC · 20 NM NW · 54 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KROC
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FAA: no delays reported at IUA.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No current METAR is available for this airport, so there is no observed aviation report to summarize. Forecast suggests this afternoon sunny, high near 67F, low near 44F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Sunny 67/44 SW 2 kt – 0%
Monday Partly Sunny 66/37 W 11 kt – 11%
Tuesday Sunny 53/35 NE 5 kt – 0%
Wednesday Partly Sunny 65/50 SE 5 kt – 0%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 72/54 SW 9 kt – 18%
Friday Partly Sunny 66/49 W 7 kt – 12%
Saturday Partly Sunny 67/52 S 5 kt – 12%

Source: National Weather Service (office BUF). Forecast issued 2147Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
1 runway
NESW1331
WIND
No on-field weather data
No reporting weather station on the field, so wind components cannot be computed. See nearby stations below.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 5,500 ft

13/31
Dimensions
5,500 x 100 ft
Surface
Asphalt (good)
Edge lights
MED
RWY 13123°T
REILYes
VGSIPAPI (P2L)
RWY 31303°T
REILYes
VGSIPAPI (P2R)

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
814 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2211Z 6:11 PM
Sunrise
1135Z 7:35 AM
Loggable night
2240Z (6:40 PM local) → 1106Z (7:06 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2211Z (6:11 PM local) → 1135Z (7:35 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2311Z (7:11 PM local) → 1035Z (6:35 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Canandaigua Airport is in Ontario County IDA, New York. Field elevation 814 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
OwnershipPublicly owned
UseOpen to the public
TypeSmall airport
ManagerBOB MINCER
Manager phone585-919-2772
AttendedContinuous (24 hours)
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAIUA
SectionalDETROIT
Center (ARTCC)CLEVELAND
Flight service (AFSS)BUFFALO
RegionNew York
CountryUnited States
Coordinates42.9089, -77.3252
Distance from city3 NM NW
SERVICES & LIGHTING
FuelJet A+
Control towerNon-towered
Field lightingSee remarks
BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)
CTAF122.800
UNICOM122.800
FREQUENCIES

Communications

119.55
ROCHESTER APP/DEP
A/D
118.675
AWOS 3
AWOS
122.8
CTAF/UNICOM
UNIC
122.800
CTAF
CTAF
122.800
UNICOM
UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

D38 traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 70 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
14.9
AVG OPS/DAY
19.8
Activity trend over 18 days: falling, from 26 to 17 operations per dayOperations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Piston single 69%Unknown 11%Jet 10%Helicopter 4%Twin 3%Turboprop 1%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›P28A (Piston single) · ~126 landings/mo
›C172 (Piston single) · ~92 landings/mo
›C182 (Piston single) · ~10 landings/mo
›A119 (Helicopter) · ~9 landings/mo
›PA27 (Unknown) · ~6 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)
›P28A (Piston single)
›A119 (Helicopter)
›PA27 (Unknown)
›CC19 (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

D38 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KROC (20 NM NW, VFR).

KROC Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport
20 NM NW
VFR
KDSV Dansville Municipal Airport
27 NM SW
VFR
KITH Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport
46 NM SE
VFR
KELM Elmira Corning Regional Airport
49 NM SE
VFR
KSYR Syracuse Hancock International Airport
55 NM E
VFR
KELZ Wellsville Municipal Airport - Tarantine Field
56 NM SW
VFR
AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›7AM-5PM DLY, CALL FBO FOR AFT HRS SVC.
›9 FT BUSH AND FENCE 176 FT FM THR, 243 FT LEFT.
›FOR SVCS AND ARPT CONDS CALL 585-394-4780.
›ACTVT REIL RWY 13 & 31; PAPI RWY 13 & 31; MIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF.
›EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.
›FQT MEDIVAC HEL OPNS: MNT CTAF.
›FOR CD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0490.
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗Official airport website
↗Wikipedia
↗D38 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does D38 have a METAR?
Yes. D38 is a METAR-reporting station; the current observation loads live on this page.
Does D38 have a TAF?
When D38 issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at D38?
D38 sits at 814 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for D38?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
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