KUTA/UTM METAR Tunica Municipal Airport

Tunica, MississippiElevation 194 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR13 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

-646 ft

-840 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0815Z (3:15 AM local) · 13 min old

KUTA 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

FEW320

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

11°C / 7°C

52°F / 45°F. 4°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.33 inHg

1027.1 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO FEW RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

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

T01070073

precise temperature 10.7°C, dew point 7.3°C

station needs maintenance

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›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 VFR, wind from 50° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests monday mostly cloudy, high near 78F, low near 46F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Saturday: Chance Rain Showers. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Monday	Mostly Cloudy	78/46	ESE 4 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Partly Sunny	80/47	SE 4 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny	82/49	SSE 4 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Sunny	83/51	SE 4 kt	–	0%
Friday	Partly Sunny	82/57	ESE 4 kt	–	20%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	80/57	SE 9 kt	–	56%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	82	SSE 4 kt	–	38%

Source: National Weather Service (office MEG). Forecast issued 0828Z.

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 351 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

1 kt

CROSS

3 kt R

BEST

HEAD

1 kt tail

CROSS

3 kt L

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

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 8,500 ft

17/35

Dimensions

8,500 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 17167°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

RWY 35347°T

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

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

-646 ft

Pressure altitude

-216 ft

Field elevation

194 ft MSL

Temperature

11°C (52°F)

Dewpoint

7°C (45°F)

Altimeter

30.33 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

2315Z 6:15 PM

Sunrise

1216Z 7:16 AM

Loggable night

2340Z (6:40 PM local) → 1150Z (6:50 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2315Z (6:15 PM local) → 1216Z (7:16 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0015Z (7:15 PM local) → 1116Z (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

Tunica Municipal Airport is in Tunica, Mississippi. Field elevation 194 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerMARIE WARNER

Manager phone662-357-7320

AttendedDaily, 0600–2100

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKUTA / UTM

SectionalMEMPHIS

Center (ARTCC)MEMPHIS

Flight service (AFSS)GREENWOOD

RegionMississippi

CountryUnited States

Coordinates34.6850, -90.3478

Distance from city1 NM E

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF123.000

UNICOM123.000

FREQUENCIES

Communications

119.1

APP/DEP

A/D

118.075

AWOS 3

AWOS

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

KUTA traffic patterns

2026-08-05 to 2026-10-22, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Jet 100%

Mostly jet aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›BE40 (Jet) · ~1 landings/mo

›AT8T (Turboprop) · ~0 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.

KCKM Fletcher Field

25 NM S

VFR

KAWM West Memphis Municipal Airport

28 NM N

VFR

KMEM Memphis International Airport

28 NM NE

VFR

KOLV Olive Branch Airport

33 NM NE

VFR

KUOX University Oxford Airport

44 NM SE

VFR

KNQA Millington-Memphis Airport

47 NM NE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›ACTVT MALSR RWY 35; REIL RWY 17; HIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF.

›RWY 35 CALM WIND RWY.

›CLSD TO SKED ACR OPS WITH MORE THAN 9 PAX SEATS & UNSKED ACR OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS.

›AFT HR FUEL - AMGR.

›24 HR PPR COML FLT OVR 30 PAX - AMGR.

›FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS APCH AT 901-842-8457.

›AGRICULTURAL ACT INVOF ARPT DALGT.

›GEESE INVOF ARPT NOV - FEB.

›VFR ONLY; ARPT TFC PATTERN ESTABLISHED ON EAST SIDE OF RWY AND RWY CNTRLN EXTNDD.

›TRIPLE TANDEM = 510

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KUTA on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KUTA have a METAR?

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

Does KUTA have a TAF?

When KUTA 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 KUTA?

KUTA sits at 194 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KUTA?

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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