KSAD — Safford Rgnl/1lt Duane Spalsbury Fld
Safford, AZ · field elevation 3,178 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KSAD current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSAD 111151Z AUTO 32011KT 10SM CLR 26/16 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP113 T02610156 10272 20250 53001
- Wind
- from 320° at 11 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 26 °C / dewpoint 16 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.06 inHg
- Density altitude
- 5,072 ft · pressure altitude 3,038 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 320° at 11 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 11 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 26 | 7 kt head | 8 kt from the right |
| 08 | 7 kt tail | 8 kt from the left |
| 12 | 11 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
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
- 1239Z / 0208Z
- Magnetic variation
- 12° (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.