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KSFO — San Francisco Intl
San Francisco, CA · field elevation 13 ft · Class B airspace · ATCT
KSFO current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSFO 252256Z 27017G28KT 10SM FEW009 SCT200 21/12 A2998 RMK AO2 PK WND 27028/2247 SLP151 T02060122
- Wind
- from 270° at 17 kt, gusting 28 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 21 °C / dewpoint 12 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.98 inHg
- Density altitude
- 607 ft · pressure altitude -47 ft
- Observed
- 63 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 270° at 17 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 28R | 15 kt head | 8 kt from the left |
| 28L | 15 kt head | 8 kt from the left |
| 19R | 8 kt head | 15 kt from the right |
| 19L | 8 kt head | 15 kt from the right |
| 01L | 8 kt tail | 15 kt from the left |
| 01R | 8 kt tail | 15 kt from the left |
| 10L | 15 kt tail | 8 kt from the right |
| 10R | 15 kt tail | 8 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 9 nm. Last image 4 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KSFO 252320Z 2600/2706 27015G25KT P6SM FEW010 FM260600 27011KT P6SM SCT250 FM261500 28009KT P6SM SCT025 FM262100 28013KT P6SM BKN250
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 37.61881, -122.37542
- Elevation
- 13 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
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Class B
An ATC clearance is required before you enter.
The words matter: being told “stand by” is not a clearance, and neither is being given a squawk. You need “cleared into the Class Bravo”. Mode C is required within 30 nm of the primary airport — the veil — whether or not you enter the Bravo itself, and the VFR weather minimum is 3 statute miles and clear of clouds, because ATC is separating everyone inside.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1400Z / 0201Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 14°E (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,A++
- Sectional
- San Francisco
- County
- San Mateo, CA
Airport diagram
Everything else KSFO publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10L/28R | 11,870 | 200 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 10R/28L | 11,381 | 200 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 01R/19L | 8,650 | 200 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 01L/19R | 7,650 | 200 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS
- 113.7
- D-ATIS
- 115.8
- D-ATIS
- 118.85
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 120.5
- Ground
- 121.8
- Ground
- 124.25
- Clearance
- 118.2
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 128.325
- Approach
- 133.95
- Approach
- 134.5
- Departure NW-E
- 120.9
- Departure SE-W
- 135.1
Published procedures
- 15 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 12 departures published
- 13 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KHAF Half Moon Bay9 nm
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- KHWD Hayward Exec12 nm
- KPAO Palo Alto16 nm
- KNUQ Moffett Federal Airfield20 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSFO airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other California 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.