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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 100156Z 29013KT 10SM FEW008 BKN200 18/14 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP192 T01830144 $
- Wind
- from 290° at 13 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 20,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 14 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.10 inHg
- Density altitude
- 186 ft · pressure altitude -167 ft
- Observed
- 43 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 290° at 13 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 28R | 13 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 28L | 13 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 19R | 2 kt head | 13 kt from the right |
| 19L | 2 kt head | 13 kt from the right |
| 01L | 2 kt tail | 13 kt from the left |
| 01R | 2 kt tail | 13 kt from the left |
| 10L | 13 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
| 10R | 13 kt tail | 2 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 9 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 092348Z 1000/1106 32011KT P6SM SCT150 FM100700 27006KT P6SM FEW250 FM101200 VRB04KT 3SM BR SCT006 BKN025 FM101800 33008KT 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
- 1444Z / 0102Z
- 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 →
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- 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.