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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 100153Z 00000KT 10SM BKN250 17/09 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP187 T01720094 $
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 25,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 17 °C / dewpoint 9 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.09 inHg
- Density altitude
- 85 ft · pressure altitude -143 ft
- Observed
- 47 minutes ago
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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 4 min ago.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KSMF 092320Z 1000/1024 VRB04KT P6SM BKN250 FM100500 32004KT P6SM SKC
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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
- 1443Z / 0057Z
- 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
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- KMCC Mc Clellan Airfield9 nm
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- KDWA Yolo County14 nm
- 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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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.