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// Station · 56m ago

KSAC

Sacramento Executive Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 10.6°C / 8.3°C
ALTIM 29.73 inHg
ELEV 24 FT
38.5125°N / 121.4930°W
LOCATION · Sacramento, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KSAC · 24 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
11 / 8
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.73"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KSAC 270953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP068 T01060083

KSAC · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 11°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.73" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1006.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends
02 HDG 020° CALM 5,503'
20 HDG 200° CALM 5,503'
12 HDG 120° CALM 3,837'
30 HDG 300° CALM 3,837'
16 HDG 160° CALM 3,485'
34 HDG 340° CALM 3,485'
Pattern altitude: 1,024 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA -4°C

-300FT
-324 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
1,100 300 -500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV24 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA-4°C PRESSURE ALT210 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTRM (Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport, Palm Springs, elev -115 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+0%
-0%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+0%
-0%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+0%
-0%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 5,378 FT KSAC ELEV · 24 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL5,378 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:47ZSUNRISE
20:04ZSOLAR NOON
03:21ZSUNSET
03:52ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 32m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:52Z (17h 02m) DAY LENGTH14h 34m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE21:30Z MOONSET12:04Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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