// Station · 3m ago

KSMX

Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 3 kt

VIS 9.0 SM

CEILING OVC at 4,300 ft

T/Td 11.7°C / 9.4°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

ELEV 261 FT

34.8989°N / 120.4570°W

LOCATION · Santa Maria, US

WIND

VRB3 kt

KSMX · 261 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/3

VIS

9.0 SM

CEILING

OVC043

LAYERS

FEW024 OVC043

T / Td

12 / 9

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,300 ft. Light winds at variable/3 kt, visibility 9.0 SM, a few at 2,400 ft, and overcast at 4,300 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 KSMX 271151Z AUTO VRB03KT 9SM FEW024 OVC043 12/09 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP102 T01170094 10128 20106 58001 $

KSMX · day 27 at 11:51 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · a few clouds at 2,400 ft · overcast at 4,300 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

12 HDG 120° —CALM —— 8,004'

30 HDG 300° —CALM —— 8,004'

02 HDG 020° —CALM —— 5,199'

20 HDG 200° —CALM —— 5,199'

Pattern altitude: 1,261 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 -3°C

0FT

-261 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV261 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA-3°C PRESSURE ALT350 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPAO (Palo Alto Airport, Palo Alto, elev 4 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)

OVC043

Overcast · base 4,300 ft AGL · 8 oktas

FEW024

Few · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL6,170 ft VFR MARGIN+1,300 ft

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

12:52ZSUNRISE

20:00ZSOLAR NOON

03:08ZSUNSET

03:37ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:37Z (15h 42m) DAY LENGTH14h 15m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE21:37Z MOONSET11:53Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KVBG

VFR

Vandenberg Space Force Base · Lompoc

WIND: 360° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN038
DIST: 12 NM SW
AGE: 59m ago

KSBP

VFR

San Luis County Regional Airport · San Luis Obispo

WIND: 300° / 5 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: BKN042
DIST: 22 NM NW
AGE: 5m ago

KSBA

VFR

Santa Barbara Municipal Airport · Santa Barbara

WIND: 150° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 42 NM SE
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KPRB

VFR

Paso Robles Municipal Airport · Paso Robles

WIND: 200° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 47 NM N
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KOXR

VFR

Oxnard Airport · Oxnard

WIND: 110° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 75 NM SE
AGE: 3m ago

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