Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport (KSFM) Aviation Weather: METAR
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Live aviation weather for Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport in Sanford, ME, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport (KSFM) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sanford, ME at a field elevation of 244 ft. KSFM reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (07/25, 14/32), the longest 6,389 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 120.025.
What changed at KSFM?
Since the 1756Z (1:56 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.44 → 30.42 inHg.
Current pilot readout for KSFM
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KSFM by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KSFM reported VFR in 78% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 258 flyable days a year. November is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 17% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually low ceilings rather than fog (ceilings under 1,000 ft 12% of hours, visibility under 3 miles 6%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 25 had the best headwind 35% of the time, runway 32 32%, and winds were calm 28% of hours. Winds most often blow from the west. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Snow fell on about 23 days a year. From December to February KSFM was IFR or worse 15% of the time, against 13% from June to August.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 20 days a year. 80% of storm hours fall in June, July and August, peaking in July when storms were in the air 1% of the time.
Gusts showed up in 15% of hours, typically 7 kt above the steady wind, and the strongest credible gust on record was 50 kt. March is the windiest month (mean 7 kt) and August the calmest.
Sources: hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | 6,389 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 14 | 4,999 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 25 | 6,389 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 32 | 4,999 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KSFM 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 07/256,389 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KSFMWind
- 07
- no steady wind
- 25
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 14/324,999 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KSFMWind
- 14
- no steady wind
- 32
- no steady wind
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 23 h: wind 6→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KSFM 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 KSFM
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KSFM reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SW.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 32
- 41%
- 07
- 29%
- 25
- 25%
- 14
- 5%
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Live crosswind meter
KSFM's weather station isn't reporting right now.
Live wind is temporarily unavailable.
Asphalt · 6,389 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 07/25, 14/32 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 · Mogas (auto fuel)
- Attended
- Oct-May Daily 0700-1700 local; Jun-Sept Daily 0700-1900 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high & low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air ambulance · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Annual surveying
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KSFM
- IATA
- SFM
- FAA LID
- SFM
- City
- Sanford
- State
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 244 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.3939, -70.7080
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 6,389 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KPSM
- AWOS/ASOS
- 120.025 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 10m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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50–100 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Strawberry Patch RC Pilots - Lavigne Farm , Sanford, ME · 2 mi
- RC Bushpilots - Curtis Rd , Arundel, ME · 8 mi
- Ponderosa RC Hawks - Hubbard Rd , Berwick, ME · 11 mi
Historical Flying Weather at KSFM
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KSFM reported VFR conditions during about 77.9% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 258 VFR flying days a year. November had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 5.4 kt, calm 24.9% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 77.2 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Feb | 78.2 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 5.9 |
| Mar | 79.7 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.3 |
| Apr | 78.0 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
| May | 74.7 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 9.9 |
| Jun | 73.7 | 10.3 | 7.1 | 8.8 |
| Jul | 78.1 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 7.1 |
| Aug | 79.9 | 9.2 | 4.7 | 6.2 |
| Sep | 78.4 | 8.7 | 5.2 | 7.7 |
| Oct | 74.8 | 9.8 | 7.4 | 8.0 |
| Nov | 79.9 | 8.2 | 5.2 | 6.8 |
| Dec | 72.3 | 10.5 | 9.1 | 8.1 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 6.2 kt |
| Feb | 6.5 kt |
| Mar | 6.9 kt |
| Apr | 6.5 kt |
| May | 5.6 kt |
| Jun | 4.7 kt |
| Jul | 4.1 kt |
| Aug | 3.8 kt |
| Sep | 4.0 kt |
| Oct | 4.9 kt |
| Nov | 5.5 kt |
| Dec | 5.7 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
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Pilot PIREPs for Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport (KSFM)
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