49 public-use fields

Utah Airport Density Altitude

Utah has 49 public-use airports, and on a typical summer afternoon 49 of them push density altitude past 5,000 ft. The list below leads with the fields that bake hardest.

Every field, worst typical afternoon first

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
Airport City Field elev Worst typical afternoon DA Month
KBCE — Bryce Canyon Bryce Canyon 7,590 ft 10,679 ft ⚠ July
38U — Wayne Wonderland Loa 7,027 ft 10,122 ft ⚠ July
U64 — Monticello Monticello 6,970 ft 10,094 ft ⚠ July
U55 — Panguitch Municipal Panguitch 6,763 ft 9,955 ft ⚠ July
33U — Dutch John Dutch John 6,561 ft 9,752 ft ⚠ July
U13 — Junction Junction 6,069 ft 9,368 ft ⚠ July
KPUC — Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field Price 5,958 ft 9,222 ft ⚠ July
69V — Huntington Municipal Huntington 5,915 ft 9,171 ft ⚠ July
U52 — Beaver Municipal Beaver 5,863 ft 9,119 ft ⚠ July
1L7 — Escalante Municipal Escalante 5,737 ft 9,078 ft ⚠ July
40U — Manila Manila 6,179 ft 9,038 ft ⚠ July
KBDG — Blanding Municipal Blanding 5,868 ft 9,032 ft ⚠ July
1L9 — Parowan Parowan 5,927 ft 9,027 ft ⚠ July
U69 — Duchesne Municipal Duchesne 5,831 ft 8,970 ft ⚠ July
KCDC — Cedar City Regional Cedar City 5,622 ft 8,864 ft ⚠ July
TF9 — Taylor Flat Dutch John 5,638 ft 8,860 ft ⚠ July
KHCR — Heber Valley Heber 5,637 ft 8,794 ft ⚠ July
41U — Sanpete County Regional Manti 5,516 ft 8,747 ft ⚠ July
KRIF — Richfield Municipal Richfield 5,318 ft 8,462 ft ⚠ July
KVEL — Vernal Regional Vernal 5,274 ft 8,426 ft ⚠ July
KMLF — Milford Municipal/Ben And Judy Briscoe Field Milford 5,042 ft 8,397 ft ⚠ July
74V — Roosevelt Municipal Roosevelt 5,176 ft 8,343 ft ⚠ July
44U — Salina-Gunnison Salina 5,159 ft 8,316 ft ⚠ July
42U — Morgan County Morgan 5,020 ft 8,184 ft ⚠ July
KKNB — Kanab Municipal Kanab 4,868 ft 8,140 ft ⚠ July
KDTA — Delta Municipal Delta 4,760 ft 8,062 ft ⚠ July
U14 — Nephi Municipal Nephi 5,022 ft 8,051 ft ⚠ July
KFOM — Fillmore Municipal Fillmore 4,985 ft 7,942 ft ▲ July
UT9 — West Desert Airpark Fairfield 4,886 ft 7,928 ft ▲ July
KCNY — Canyonlands Regional Moab 4,579 ft 7,902 ft ▲ July
KHVE — Hanksville Hanksville 4,454 ft 7,902 ft ▲ July
U96 — Cal Black Meml Halls Crossing 4,395 ft 7,883 ft ▲ July
KSPK — Spanish Fork Municipal/Woodhouse Field Spanish Fork 4,530 ft 7,791 ft ▲ July
KSVR — South Valley Regional Salt Lake City 4,606 ft 7,783 ft ▲ July
66V — Bluff Bluff 4,476 ft 7,766 ft ▲ July
2UT — Fremont Island Upper Hooper 4,654 ft 7,712 ft ▲ July
U07 — Bullfrog Basin Glen Canyon Natl Rec Area 4,167 ft 7,609 ft ▲ July
KPVU — Provo Municipal Provo 4,497 ft 7,593 ft ▲ July
KOGD — Ogden-Hinckley Ogden 4,473 ft 7,494 ft ▲ July
U34 — Green River Municipal Green River 4,234 ft 7,486 ft ▲ July
KLGU — Logan-Cache Logan 4,457 ft 7,457 ft ▲ July
1UT — Fremont Island Lower Hooper 4,234 ft 7,404 ft ▲ July
KBTF — Skypark Bountiful 4,237 ft 7,367 ft ▲ July
KSLC — Salt Lake City International Salt Lake City 4,231 ft 7,360 ft ▲ July
KTVY — Bolinder Field/Tooele Valley Tooele 4,321 ft 7,298 ft ▲ July
KENV — Wendover Wendover 4,237 ft 7,279 ft ▲ July
KBMC — Brigham City Regional Brigham City 4,230 ft 7,182 ft ▲ July
1L8 — General Dick Stout Field Hurricane 3,351 ft 6,549 ft ▲ July
KSGU — St George Regional St George 2,884 ft 6,195 ft ▲ July

▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Which Utah airport has the highest density altitude in summer?

Bryce Canyon (KBCE) tops the list: from 7,590 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 10,679 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.

What is the highest airport in Utah?

Bryce Canyon (KBCE) at 7,590 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.