KSTK/STK METAR Sterling Municipal Airport

Sterling, ColoradoElevation 4,040 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

IFR12 min old

Ceiling 600 ft, visibility 2 1/2 SM, rain.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

IFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

040@5

steady

VISIBILITY

2 1/2 SM

4 km

CEILING

600 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

3,670 ft

-370 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0335Z (9:35 PM local) · 12 min old

KSTK is currently IFR. Winds are from the northeast at 5 knots. Visibility is 2 1/2 statute miles. The ceiling is 600 feet AGL. Reported weather: rain. Main concerns: Ceiling 600 ft AGL. Visibility 2.5 SM.

WIND

40° at 5 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

2 1/2 statute miles

4 km, low (IFR).

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 600 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

7°C / 7°C

45°F / 45°F. 0°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.29 inHg

1025.7 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

RA, LOW CIG, LOW VIS

Rain reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO OVC 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)

FAA: no delays reported at STK.

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

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Severe

›Conditions are IFR.

›Low ceiling: 600 ft AGL.

›Low visibility: 2.5 SM.

›No TAF available for this airport.

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 IFR, wind from 40° at 5 kt, visibility 2.5 SM, ceiling 600 ft. Forecast suggests tonight areas of fog, low near 40F, 78% chance of precipitation. Key risks: low visibility; thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Low visibilityMETAR

Visibility 2.5 SM. Conditions may be unsuitable for VFR; review IFR options and alternates.

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Tonight: Areas Of Fog. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Areas Of Fog	40	ENE 8 kt	15 kt	78%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday	Rain Showers then Partly Sunny	55/33	NNE 10 kt	17 kt	76%
Tuesday	Areas Of Fog then Sunny	68/34	S 5 kt	–	1%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	70/34	S 2 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	69/36	SSW 4 kt	–	1%
Friday	Partly Sunny	69/39	SE 4 kt	–	22%
Saturday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	64/36	NNW 5 kt	–	24%
Sunday	Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers	65	S 7 kt	–	50%

Source: National Weather Service (office BOU). Forecast issued 0346Z.

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

2 runways · 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

040° at 5 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 045 kt headwind · no crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

5 kt

CROSS

calm

BEST

HEAD

3 kt

CROSS

4 kt R

HEAD

3 kt tail

CROSS

4 kt L

HEAD

5 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 5,201 ft

15/33

Dimensions

5,201 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 15163°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 33343°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

04/22

Dimensions

2,809 x 150 ft

Surface

Turf

RWY 0445°T

RWY 22225°T

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

3,670 ft

Pressure altitude

3,670 ft

Field elevation

4,040 ft MSL

Temperature

7°C (45°F)

Dewpoint

7°C (45°F)

Altimeter

30.29 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

2358Z 5:58 PM

Sunrise

1316Z 7:16 AM

Loggable night

0026Z (6:26 PM local) → 1248Z (6:48 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2358Z (5:58 PM local) → 1316Z (7:16 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0058Z (6:58 PM local) → 1216Z (6:16 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

Sterling Municipal Airport is in Sterling, Colorado. Field elevation 4,040 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerCHARLIE MAY

Manager phone970-522-0417

AttendedDaily, 0700–1600

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKSTK / STK

SectionalCHEYENNE

Center (ARTCC)DENVER

Flight service (AFSS)DENVER

RegionColorado

CountryUnited States

Coordinates40.6135, -103.2638

Distance from city3 NM W

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

118.475

DENVER CNTR

A/D

118.525

AWOS 3

AWOS

122.2

AKRON RDO

RDO

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KSTK traffic patterns

2026-07-25 to 2026-10-03, 7 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 86%Helicopter 14%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›RV8 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

›BE33 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›C182 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

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.

KAKO Colorado Plains Regional Airport

26 NM S

LIFR

KSNY Sidney Municipal Airport Lloyd W Carr Field

32 NM NE

VFR

KGXY Greeley–Weld County Airport

63 NM W

LIFR

KOGA Ogallala Municipal Airport Searle Field

74 NM NE

IFR

KIML Imperial Municipal Airport

75 NM E

LIFR

KCFO Colorado Air and Space Port

77 NM SW

LIFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›MKG TYPE - COND: RWY 04/22 ENDS MKD WITH RED/GREEN REFLECTORS.

›VARMINT HOLES NEAR RWY 04 END.

›ACTVT REIL RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 15/33 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 15 & 33 OPR CONSLY. INCR MIRL INTST - CTAF.

›FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.

›RWY 04 DEP HAS 8 FT FENCE 155 FT FM DEP END OF RWY.

›INTENSIVE AG OPS MAR-SEPT.

›BE ALERT; INTENSIVE USAF STUDENT TRG INVOF KCOS & KPUB ARPRTS.

›AEROBATIC OPS ON AND INVOF ARPT.

›TWY & TRML TIEDOWN AREA MKD WITH BLUE REFLECTORS.

›RWY 4/22 SOFT AND ROUGH WHEN WET.

›FOR AFT HRS SVC CALL 970-520-2325.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KSTK on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KSTK have a METAR?

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

Does KSTK have a TAF?

When KSTK 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 KSTK?

KSTK sits at 4,040 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KSTK?

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.