// Station · 15m ago

KSMF

Sacramento International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 25,000 ft

T/Td 14.4°C / 10.6°C

ALTIM 29.82 inHg

ELEV 27 FT

38.6954°N / 121.5910°W

LOCATION · Sacramento, US

WIND

160°6 kt

KSMF · 27 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN250

LAYERS

BKN250

T / Td

14 / 11

ALTIM

29.82"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 25,000 ft. Light winds at 160°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 25,000 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 KSMF 111253Z 16006KT 10SM BKN250 14/11 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP096 T01440106

KSMF · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 160° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 25,000 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.82" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1009.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

160°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

17L★ HDG 170° H6 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,605'

17R HDG 170° H6 kt X1 kt LEFT 8,598'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

35R HDG 350° T6 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

35L HDG 350° T6 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,027 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 +0°C

100FT

+73 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV27 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA+0°C PRESSURE ALT125 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDWA (Yolo County Davis Woodland Winters Airport, Davis/Woodland/Winters, elev 100 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+1%

-1%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+1%

-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN250

Broken · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING25,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL7,300 ft VFR MARGIN+22,000 ft

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

12:52ZSUNRISE

20:12ZSOLAR NOON

03:33ZSUNSET

04:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:04Z (14h 56m) DAY LENGTH14h 41m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:13Z MOONSET00:55Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KMCC

VFR

McClellan Airfield · Sacramento

WIND: 160° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 9 NM E
AGE: 13m ago

KSAC

VFR

Sacramento Executive Airport · Sacramento

WIND: 180° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 12 NM SE
AGE: 15m ago

KEDU

VFR

University Airport · Davis

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 13 NM SW
AGE: 13m ago

KDWA

VFR

Yolo County Davis Woodland Winters Airport · Davis/Woodland/Winters

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 14 NM SW
AGE: 13m ago

KMHR

VFR

Sacramento Mather Airport · Sacramento

WIND: 140° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 16 NM SE
AGE: 13m ago

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