WxDecoder
US-5370

Sweetwater Reef Airstrip

Hanksville, UtahElevation 5,159 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KHVE · 20 NM SW · 20 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 · KHVE
WIND
080@3
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 260° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests thursday sunny, high near 89F, low near 61F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Friday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Thursday Sunny 89/61 NNE 4 kt – 0%
Friday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 88/62 SSW 7 kt – 18% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Saturday Sunny 90/64 SSW 16 kt – 1%
Sunday Sunny 86/56 SSW 22 kt – 4%
Monday Sunny 82/58 ENE 5 kt – 11%
Tuesday Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 83/59 SSW 13 kt – 12%
Wednesday Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 82 SSW 12 kt – 12%

Source: National Weather Service (office SLC). Forecast issued 0630Z.

AIR QUALITY

Air quality index

44 Good
Primary pollutant: Ozone
Ozone 44

Canyonlands National Park, UT · observed 2026-09-09 23:00 MST · Source: AirNow (US EPA). Air-quality data for situational awareness, not an official health advisory.

Radar

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

OUR HEADSET PICK · NOT SPONSORED

DC

David Clark DC ONE-X

Not sponsored, just the headset we'd buy ourselves: the DC ONE-X, with hybrid noise cancelling, Bluetooth, and 30+ hour battery. And David Clark's A+ customer service is the real reason we recommend them.

Visit David Clark
RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-5370. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
5,159 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0139Z 7:39 PM
Sunrise
1258Z 6:58 AM
Loggable night
0205Z (8:05 PM local) → 1231Z (6:31 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0139Z (7:39 PM local) → 1258Z (6:58 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0239Z (8:39 PM local) → 1158Z (5:58 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

Sweetwater Reef Airstrip is in Hanksville, Utah. Field elevation 5,159 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-5370
RegionUtah
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38.5505, -110.3203
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-5370 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KHVE (20 NM SW, VFR).

KHVE Hanksville Airport
20 NM SW
VFR
KCNY Canyonlands Regional Airport
29 NM NE
VFR
KPUC Carbon County Regional Airport / Buck Davis Field
67 NM N
VFR
KBDG Blanding Municipal Airport
70 NM SE
VFR
KRIF Richfield Municipal Airport
84 NM W
VFR
KGJT Grand Junction Regional Airport
91 NM NE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-5370 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-5370 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-5370. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-5370 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-5370. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-5370?
US-5370 sits at 5,159 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-5370?
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.