// Station · 13m ago
KSMX
Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field
CAT VFR
WIND 320° / 12 kt
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.9°C / 14.4°C
ALTIM 29.95 inHg
ELEV 261 FT
34.8989°N / 120.4570°W
LOCATION · Santa Maria, US
WIND
320°12 kt
KSMX · 261 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
320°/12
VIS
9.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
24 / 14
ALTIM
29.95"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 320°/12 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 111951Z AUTO 32012KT 9SM CLR 24/14 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 T02390144 $
KSMX · day 11 at 19:51 UTC · wind from 320° at 12 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.2 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 320° @ 12 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
320°12 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
30★
HDG 300°
H11 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 8,004'
02
HDG 020°
H6 kt
X10 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 83%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
20
HDG 200°
T6 kt
X10 kt RIGHT
—
12
HDG 120°
T11 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 +9°C
1,400FT
+1,139 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV261 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT229 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
CURRENT20:04Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 14m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:47Z (7h 43m)
DAY LENGTH14h 20m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE10:33Z
MOONSET00:54Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KVBG
IFR
Vandenberg Space Force Base · Lompoc
- WIND
- 290° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN005
- DIST
- 12 NM SW
- AGE
- 19m ago
KLPC
VFR
Lompoc Airport · Lompoc
- WIND
- 270° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM S
- AGE
- 13m ago
KSBP
VFR
San Luis County Regional Airport · San Luis Obispo
- WIND
- 210° / 8 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM NW
- AGE
- 8m ago
KIZA
VFR
Santa Ynez Airport · Santa Ynez
- WIND
- 260° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM SE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KSBA
VFR
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport · Santa Barbara
- WIND
- 150° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW018
- DIST
- 42 NM SE
- AGE
- 11m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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