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KSMF — Sacramento Intl
Sacramento, CA · field elevation 27 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT
KSMF current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSMF 252353Z 16009KT 10SM FEW200 31/08 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP113 T03060083 10311 20250 56016
- Wind
- from 160° at 9 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 31 °C / dewpoint 8 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.87 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,948 ft · pressure altitude 77 ft
- Observed
- 7 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 160° at 9 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 17L | 8 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 17R | 8 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 35R | 8 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
| 35L | 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
5 within 20 nm, closest 17 nm. Last image 7 min ago.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KSMF 252320Z 2600/2624 18009KT P6SM FEW250 FM260600 15006KT P6SM BKN250 FM261700 21006KT P6SM BKN250
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.69544, -121.59078
- Elevation
- 27 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1357Z / 0158Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 13°E (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- San Francisco
- County
- Sacramento, CA
Airport diagram
Everything else KSMF publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17L/35R | 8,605 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 17R/35L | 8,598 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS
- 126.75
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 125.7
- Ground
- 121.7
- Clearance
- 121.1
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach SW
- 125.25
- Approach W-NE
- 125.4
- Approach E-SE
- 127.4
Published procedures
- 14 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 4 departures published
- 4 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KMCC Mc Clellan Airfield9 nm
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- KMHR Sacramento Mather16 nm
- KLHM Lincoln Rgnl/Karl Harder Fld17 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSMF airport diagram or an approach plate
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- 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.