Sacramento Mather Airport (KMHR) Aviation Weather: METAR & ATIS
As of 6:35 PM PDT, Oct 28, KMHR is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 3 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KMHR right now.
Live aviation weather for Sacramento Mather Airport in Sacramento, CA, including METAR, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Sacramento Mather Airport (KMHR) is a regional airport serving Sacramento, CA at a field elevation of 98 ft. KMHR reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (04L/22R, 04R/22L), the longest 11,301 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMHR 290135Z AUTO 25003KT 9SM CLR 16/04 A2993 RMK AO2 T01620043
What changed at KMHR?
Since the 0115Z (6:15 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature down 3°C.
Current pilot readout for KMHR
KMHR is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 3 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22L, 22R). Density altitude is approximately 250 ft (field elevation 98 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22LFAV | 11,301 ft | CON | 3 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 22R | 6,081 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 04L | 6,081 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 1 kt left |
| 04R | 11,301 ft | CON | 3 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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KMHR runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 04L/22R6,081 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KMHRWind
- 04L
- 3 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 22R
- 3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 04R/22L11,301 × 150 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at KMHRWind
- 04R
- 3 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 22L
- 3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 4→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KMHR weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at KMHR
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KMHR reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 22L/22R
- 50%
- 04L/04R
- 50%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2329Z (4:29 PM PDT)
TAF KMHR 282329Z 2900/2924 VRB05KT P6SM FEW250
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KMHR's own weather station.
Wind is 16° off runway 22L, the end with the most headwind right now.
Concrete · 11,301 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 04L/22R, 04R/22L drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Daily 0500-2200 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bulk, low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air freight · Cargo handling
- Control tower
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KMHR
- IATA
- MHR
- FAA LID
- MHR
- City
- Sacramento
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 98 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.5547, -121.2980
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 11,301 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Published
- ATIS
- 118.325 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 23h 31m
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KMHR airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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Pilot PIREPs for Sacramento Mather Airport (KMHR)
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