KSFM — Sanford Seacoast Rgnl
Sanford, ME · field elevation 244 ft · NON-ATCT
KSFM current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSFM 100256Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM CLR 08/04 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP090 T00780039 51012
- Wind
- from 280° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 8 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.78 inHg
- Density altitude
- -381 ft · pressure altitude 384 ft
- Observed
- 19 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 280° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 8 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 25 | 6 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 07 | 6 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
| 14 | 8 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
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
Weather cameras
8 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 1 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KSFM — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KSFM — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 43.39381, -70.70800
- Elevation
- 244 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1130Z / 2123Z
- Magnetic variation
- 17°W (1990)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,MOGAS
- Sectional
- New York
- County
- York, ME
Everything else KSFM publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 6,389 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 14/32 | 4,999 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 121.725
- CTAF
- 123.075
- UNICOM
- 123.075
- Approach
- 119.75
Published procedures
- 6 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KDAW Skyhaven12 nm
- KPSM Portsmouth Intl At Pease20 nm
- KPWM Portland Intl Jetport23 nm
- KLCI Laconia Muni33 nm
- KCON Concord Muni36 nm
- KIZG White Mountain Rgnl37 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSFM airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Maine 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.