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// KSMF · Sacramento International Airport · Sacramento

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KSMF

Sacramento International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.1°C / 1.1°C
ALTIM 29.86 inHg
ELEV 27 FT
38.6954°N / 121.5910°W
LOCATION · Sacramento, US
N
WIND
030°4 kt
KSMF · 27 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 1
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.86"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 030°/4 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 KSMF 130053Z 03004KT 10SM CLR 21/01 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP111 T02110011

KSMF · day 13 at 00:53 UTC · wind from 030° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 29.86" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
030°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
17L HDG 170° —CALM —— 8,605'
35R HDG 350° —CALM —— 8,605'
17R HDG 170° —CALM —— 8,598'
35L HDG 350° —CALM —— 8,598'
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 +6°C

800FT
+773 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV27 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT83 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KVNY (Van Nuys Airport, Van Nuys, elev 802 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+8%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-2%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 10,684 FT KSMF ELEV · 27 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,684 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

14:13ZSUNRISE
19:53ZSOLAR NOON
01:34ZSUNSET
02:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:55Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:00Z (4m) DAY LENGTH11h 20m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE15:36Z MOONSET02:56Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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