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What runway is Sacramento International Airport (SMF/KSMF) using right now?

Sacramento International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 35R+35L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 03:16 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 35R, 35LDep 35R, 35L

Sacramento International Airport (SMF/KSMF) is using landing and departure 35R+35L right now. The badge is the confidence: D-ATIS when the tape names the runway, otherwise the NOAA METAR wind vector scored against every threshold.

Live METAR and D-ATIS

Wind
130° @ 5 kt
Direction
130°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1017 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 03:00

METAR KSMF 270953Z 13005KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01110089

FAA D-ATIS F

Landing not named · Departure not named · Closed 17L, 17R

SMF ATIS INFO F 0953Z. 11005KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3004 (THREE ZERO ZERO FOUR). SIMUL VISUAL APCHS IN USE, LNDG RWYS 17R AND LEFT. SIMUL DEPENDENT APCHS IN USE. NOTAMS... TWY B3 CLSD. RWY 17 RIGHT INNER MARKER OTS. BIRD ACTIVITY VICINITY ARPT. CD IS ON 121.7. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO F.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KSMF

Every runway threshold at KSMF. Headwind is on the nose. Tailwind is the same component when the wind is on the tail. Positive crosswind in the source math is from the right.

ThresholdTrue hdgLengthHeadwindTailwindCrosswindFromRole
17L181°8,605 ft3.1 kt0.0 kt3.9 ktLeftClosed
35R1°8,605 ft0.0 kt3.1 kt3.9 ktRightLanding + departure
17R181°8,598 ft3.1 kt0.0 kt3.9 ktLeftClosed
35L1°8,598 ft0.0 kt3.1 kt3.9 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Sacramento International Airport (SMF/KSMF) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 03:00 local, Sacramento International Airport (SMF/KSMF) is using landing and departure 35R+35L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Sacramento International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (130° @ 5 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 35R shows 0.0 kt headwind, 3.1 kt tailwind, and 3.9 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: 17L, 17R. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KSMF or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KSMF#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Sacramento International Airport?

Aircraft land and depart into the wind. Headwind is the part of the wind along the runway heading. Crosswind is the part blowing across the pavement. A negative headwind is a tailwind. At Sacramento International Airport (SMF/KSMF) the live call is landing and departure 35R+35L with METAR wind 130° @ 5 kt. 35R shows 0.0 kt headwind, 3.1 kt tailwind, and 3.9 kt crosswind from the right. Controllers switch runways when the opposite threshold offers more headwind, or when the crosswind on the runway in use climbs. The component table lists every KSMF threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.