// Station · 40m ago
KSMX
Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field
CAT VFR
WIND 330° / 8 kt
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24.4°C / 14.4°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 261 FT
34.8989°N / 120.4570°W
LOCATION · Santa Maria, US
WIND
330°8 kt
KSMX · 261 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
330°/8
VIS
9.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
24 / 14
ALTIM
29.94"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 330°/8 kt. Visibility 9.0 SM 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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METAR KSMX 111851Z 33008KT 9SM CLR 24/14 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02440144 $
KSMX · day 11 at 18:51 UTC · wind from 330° at 8 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.9 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 330° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
330°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
30★
HDG 300°
H7 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 8,004'
02
HDG 020°
H5 kt
X6 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 75%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
20
HDG 200°
T5 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
—
12
HDG 120°
T7 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
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 +10°C
1,400FT
+1,139 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV261 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+10°C
PRESSURE ALT238 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KRNM
(Ramona Airport, Ramona, elev 1,395 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+14%
-10%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+10%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-4%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
12:58ZSUNRISE
20:08ZSOLAR NOON
03:18ZSUNSET
03:47ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:31Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 47m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:47Z (8h 16m)
DAY LENGTH14h 20m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE10:32Z
MOONSET00:53Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KVBG
IFR
Vandenberg Space Force Base · Lompoc
- WIND
- 270° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN005
- DIST
- 12 NM SW
- AGE
- 26m ago
KLPC
VFR
Lompoc Airport · Lompoc
- WIND
- 280° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM S
- AGE
- 40m ago
KSBP
VFR
San Luis County Regional Airport · San Luis Obispo
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM NW
- AGE
- 35m ago
KIZA
VFR
Santa Ynez Airport · Santa Ynez
- WIND
- VRB / 5 ktG10
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM SE
- AGE
- 16m ago
KSBA
MVFR
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport · Santa Barbara
- WIND
- 140° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC012
- DIST
- 42 NM SE
- AGE
- 38m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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