// Station · 6m ago

KSFM

Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 020° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 4,400 ft

T/Td 10.6°C / 3.9°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 244 FT

43.3939°N / 70.7080°W

LOCATION · Sanford, US

WIND

020°10 kt

KSFM · 244 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

020°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC044

LAYERS

SCT032 OVC044

T / Td

11 / 4

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,400 ft. Moderate winds at 020°/10 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,200 ft, and overcast at 4,400 ft. 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 KSFM 302056Z AUTO 02010KT 10SM SCT032 OVC044 11/04 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01060039 51011

KSFM · day 30 at 20:56 UTC · wind from 020° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,200 ft · overcast at 4,400 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 10 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

020°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

07★ HDG 070° H6 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,389'

32 HDG 320° H5 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 90%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

14 HDG 140° T5 kt X9 kt LEFT —

25 HDG 250° T6 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,244 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

-400FT

-644 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV244 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA-4°C PRESSURE ALT102 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at 35ME (Matinicus Island Airport, Matinicus Island, elev 15 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC044

Overcast · base 4,400 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT032

Scattered · base 3,200 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL5,598 ft VFR MARGIN+1,400 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:07ZSUNRISE

16:41ZSOLAR NOON

00:15ZSUNSET

00:50ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 13m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:50Z (3h 47m) DAY LENGTH15h 08m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE20:37Z MOONSET11:45Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KDAW

VFR

Skyhaven Airport · Rochester

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC040
DIST: 12 NM SW
AGE: 11m ago

KPSM

VFR

Portsmouth International Airport at Pease · Portsmouth

WIND: 360° / 13 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN047
DIST: 20 NM S
AGE: 1h 7m ago

KPWM

VFR

Portland International Jetport · Portland

WIND: 020° / 9 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC045
DIST: 23 NM NE
AGE: 11m ago

KLCI

VFR

Laconia Municipal Airport · Laconia / Gilford

WIND: 070° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM W
AGE: 6m ago

KCON

VFR

Concord Municipal Airport · Concord

WIND: 070° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 37 NM W
AGE: 11m ago

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