KSAD — Safford Rgnl/1lt Duane Spalsbury Fld
Safford, AZ · field elevation 3,178 ft · NON-ATCT
KSAD current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSAD 100151Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP195 T01610089 TSNO
- Wind
- from 150° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 9 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.17 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,748 ft · pressure altitude 2,928 ft
- Observed
- 48 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 150° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 7 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 08 | 4 kt head | 6 kt from the right |
| 26 | 3 kt tail | 6 kt from the left |
| 30 | 7 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KSAD — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KSAD — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 32.85334, -109.63508
- Elevation
- 3,178 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1344Z / 0020Z
- Magnetic variation
- 12°E (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Phoenix
- County
- Graham, AZ
Airport diagram
Everything else KSAD publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 6,007 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| 08/26 | 4,802 | 60 | ASPH | MED |
| H1 | 72 | 72 | CONC | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KLSB Lordsburg Muni57 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSAD airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Arizona airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.