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// Station · 14m ago

KSAC

Sacramento Executive Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 180° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 13.9°C / 11.1°C
ALTIM 29.83 inHg
ELEV 24 FT
38.5125°N / 121.4930°W
LOCATION · Sacramento, US
N
WIND
180°3 kt
KSAC · 24 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
14 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.83"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 180°/3 kt. 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 111253Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP100 T01390111

KSAC · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 180° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 14°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
180°3 kt
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 -1°C

0FT
-24 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
2,600 1,100 -400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV24 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT113 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDVO (Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field, Novato, elev 2 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 · 7,044 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 LEVEL7,044 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:52ZSUNRISE
20:12ZSOLAR NOON
03:32ZSUNSET
04:03ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:03Z (14h 56m) DAY LENGTH14h 40m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:14Z MOONSET00:54Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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