KSEZ/SDX METAR & TAF Sedona Airport

Sedona, ArizonaElevation 4,830 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR25 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

050@3

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

5,577 ft

+747 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0215Z (7:15 PM local) · 25 min old

KSEZ is currently VFR. Winds are from the northeast at 3 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

50° at 3 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

14°C / 2°C

57°F / 36°F. 12°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.19 inHg

1022.4 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 2320Z (4:20 PM local) · valid to 0000Z (5:00 PM local)

KSEZ forecast starts VFR at 00Z. Conditions are roughly steady over the period.

VFR

0000Z5:00 PM0448Z9:48 PM0936Z2:36 AM1424Z7:24 AM1912Z12:12 PM0000Z5:00 PM

Codes in this report: P6SM SKC FEW

Tap any group to decode it.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No significant weather concerns in the current report.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 50° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight clear, low near 46F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: high density altitude; thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

High density altitudeMETAR

Density altitude about 5,577 ft (field elevation 4,830 ft). Expect reduced climb performance and a longer takeoff roll.

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Friday: Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Clear	46	NE 10 kt	–	0%
Monday	Sunny	68/46	SE 9 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	69/49	SE 6 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	69/50	SE 7 kt	15 kt	3%
Thursday	Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	67/54	SE 7 kt	18 kt	59%
Friday	Showers And Thunderstorms	59/51	S 7 kt	18 kt	79%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Saturday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	59/51	S 6 kt	18 kt	55%
Sunday	Showers And Thunderstorms	55	S 7 kt	20 kt	75%

Source: National Weather Service (office FGZ). Forecast issued 0240Z.

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 · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

050° at 3 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 033 kt headwind · no crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

3 kt

CROSS

calm

BEST

HEAD

3 kt tail

CROSS

calm

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 5,132 ft

Dimensions

50 x 50 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

FLD

RWY H1

03/21

Dimensions

5,132 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0345°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 21225°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

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

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

5,577 ft

Pressure altitude

4,560 ft

Field elevation

4,830 ft MSL

Temperature

14°C (57°F)

Dewpoint

2°C (36°F)

Altimeter

30.19 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0040Z 5:40 PM

Sunrise

1342Z 6:42 AM

Loggable night

0106Z (6:06 PM local) → 1316Z (6:16 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0040Z (5:40 PM local) → 1342Z (6:42 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0140Z (6:40 PM local) → 1242Z (5:42 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

Sedona Airport is in Sedona, Arizona. Field elevation 4,830 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerEDWARD A. ROSE

Manager phone928-282-4487

AttendedMAY-SEP ALL, 0700–1800

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKSEZ / SDX

SectionalPHOENIX

Center (ARTCC)ALBUQUERQUE

Flight service (AFSS)PRESCOTT

RegionArizona

CountryUnited States

Coordinates34.8486, -111.7880

Distance from city2 NM SW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A · Jet A+

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF123.000

UNICOM123.000

FREQUENCIES

Communications

126.375

A/D PHOENIX

A/D

118.525

AWOS 2

AWOS

124.325

CTR ALBUQUERQUE

CTR

122.3

PRESCOTT RDO

RDO

123

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

123.000

CTAF

123.000

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KSEZ 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

25.7

AVG OPS/DAY

31.3

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 47%Unknown 23%Helicopter 13%Jet 9%Twin 4%Turboprop 4%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›P28A (Piston single) · ~64 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~39 landings/mo

›S22T (Unknown) · ~17 landings/mo

›C182 (Piston single) · ~15 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~9 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›P28A (Piston single)

›C172 (Piston single)

›RS21 (Unknown)

›AS50 (Helicopter)

›H47 (Helicopter)

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

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KFLG Flagstaff Pulliam Airport

18 NM N

VFR

KPRC Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field

33 NM W

VFR

KPAN Payson Airport

42 NM SE

VFR

KINW Winslow Lindbergh Regional Airport

53 NM E

VFR

KGCN Grand Canyon National Park Airport

69 NM N

VFR

KDVT Phoenix Deer Valley Airport

71 NM S

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FOR CD CTC PHOENIX APCH AT 602-306-2565.

›ARPT ON 500 FT MESA; WS, TURB, UP & DOWN DRAFTS NEAR MESA EDGE.

›ACTVT REIL RWY 03 & 21; PAPI RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF.

›TPA FOR PROPELLER ACFT 1173 AGL, JET ACFT 2173 AGL.

›8 FT FENCE 100-200 FT FM THR 90-125 FT L OF CNTRLN LGTD SS-SR.

›1 FT FENCE POST 125 FT FM THR 75 FT L OF CNTRLN LGTD SS-SR.

›PAPI UNUSBL BYD 2.0 NM.

›RWY 03 CALM WIND RWY FOR LNDG; RWY 21 FOR TKOFF.

›EMERG 928-300-3304.

›NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IN EFCT; SCENIC FLT BLW 6500 FT MSL NA.

›HOP FM HELI S & W OF RWY; HOP RSTRD TO HELI ADJ TO TWY INTXN A7 SW MAIN TRML BLDG.

›OVNGT TSNT FEE.

›10 PCT SHF.

›AFT HR CALL OUT FEE.

›BIRDS & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KSEZ on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KSEZ have a METAR?

Yes. KSEZ has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KSEZ have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for KSEZ; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at KSEZ?

KSEZ sits at 4,830 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KSEZ?

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.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.