KSMF Runway 17R/35L — Sacramento International Airport
8,598 × 150 ft concrete · true headings 181° / 001° · field elevation 27 ft
Runway 17R/35L at Sacramento International Airport (KSMF) in Sacramento, CA is 8,598 ft long and 150 ft wide, concrete, with true headings 181° and 001°. The FAA record lists ILS/DME (CAT III) and ALSF-2 approach lights on runway 17R. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 17R the headwind 68.2% of the time and runway 35L 31.8%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 0.2% of wind hours. KSMF publishes its tower configuration on FAA SWIM, so this page shows the runway the tower is actually using right now, today's configuration changes, and a growing record of how often each end is assigned.
Runway 17R/35L — current operational status
What the D-ATIS, the tower and current NOTAMs state now. The published FAA baseline (NASR) is a separate line in the overview below and does not reflect temporary closures.
- RWY 17R INNER MARKER OTS.
Sources: Published FAA baseline (OurAirports/NASR record) · FAA NOTAMs · Tower TFDM configuration (FAA SWIM) · D-ATIS · Tower TFDM 0758Z (12:58 AM PDT) · D-ATIS 0753Z (12:53 AM PDT). Runway NOTAMs stream live from the FAA NOTAM Management Service (SWIM); the official text is shown verbatim below the card. Always confirm with a current briefing.
NOTAMs for runway 17R/35L
Official text as issued; grouped for reading only. “Scheduled” means not yet in effect. NOTAMs are received live from the FAA NOTAM Management Service through SWIM and recorded since Sep 19, 2026; a NOTAM issued before that and not re-issued since may be missing. Get a full briefing before flight.
- 10/058 · DOM · scheduled11/03 1400Z (6:00 AM PST) → 11/03 2130Z (1:30 PM PST)
!SMF 10/058 SMF NAV ILS RWY 17R CAT II/III NA 2611031400-2611032130
- 6/3453 · FDC · scheduled10/29 1600Z (9:00 AM PDT) → 10/29 1900Z (12:00 PM PDT)
!FDC 6/3453 SMF IAP SACRAMENTO INTL, SACRAMENTO, CA. ILS OR LOC RWY 17R, AMDT 16E... ILS RWY 17R (SA CAT I), AMDT 16E... ILS RWY 17R (CAT II-III), AMDT 16E... MISSED APPROACH: CLIMB TO 500 THEN CLIMBING RIGHT TURN TO 2000 ON HEADING 270 AND ILA VORTAC R-130 TO ILA VORTAC AND HOLD, SAC VORTAC OUT OF SERVICE. 2610291600-2610291900EST
- 6/3441 · FDC · scheduled10/29 1600Z (9:00 AM PDT) → 10/29 1900Z (12:00 PM PDT)
!FDC 6/3441 SMF IAP SACRAMENTO INTL, SACRAMENTO, CA. ILS OR LOC RWY 35L, AMDT 8... MISSED APPROACH: CLIMB TO 2000 DIRECT MYV VOR/DME AND HOLD, SAC VORTAC OUT OF SERVICE. 2610291600-2610291900EST
Feet, touchdown / midpoint / rollout; 6000+ is the reportable maximum and “off” means the sensor is not reporting (runway not in use). Light settings 0 (off) to 5. Runway lights are on. Not an FAA product; verify with the current METAR and ATIS.
Current active runways at KSMF
As stated by the tower — its TFDM surface system and its D-ATIS broadcast. Not an estimate.
Airport rates: 34 arrivals / 60 departures per hour. In effect since 2026-10-29 0233Z (7:33 PM PDT).
Flow: South flow— the compass direction of the stated arrival ends
Runway 17R/35L in this configuration: 17R — ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
This D-ATIS configuration has been stated since 0153Z (6:53 PM PDT).
Show the D-ATIS text
SMF ATIS INFO F 0753Z. 02003KT 10SM SCT240 06/04 A2995 (TWO NINER NINER FIVE). 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.
Current wind on Runway 17R/35L
Wind from the northeast (040°) at 3 kt
- Tailwind
- 2 kt
- Crosswind
- 2 ktfrom left
- Headwind
- 2 kt
- Crosswind
- 2 ktfrom right
- arrivals
- departures
- LAHSO hold-short
- closed
Layout from FAA NASR runway-end coordinates; the selected runway is highlighted and the ends the tower TFDM states in use are marked at their own threshold. Not for navigation. Official FAA diagram ↗
Wind-favored runway at KSMF right now: 35R (2 kt headwind) — a different runway than this one.
Components use TRUE runway headings and TRUE METAR wind. “Favored by wind” is arithmetic, not an ATC assignment.
Today's runway configuration at KSMF
Meaningful configuration changes recorded from the tower's TFDM feed — the facility's own statements, not estimates.
Oct 29, 2026 (airport-local day): 0 configuration changes since local midnight, from the tower's TFDM configuration ATIS Alerts recorded. A change is a different arrival or departure set; a new ATIS letter with the same runways is folded into the row it belongs to. The history section below counts the same way over rolling windows.
- 07:03Z12:03 AM PDT(in effect since before the day began)1.0 h · currentArrivals17L17RDepartures17L17RSouth flowIn effect at the start of the day
Runway 17R/35L outlook
Where runway 17R/35L stands now and which runway at KSMF is likely over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.
Time · runway 17R/35L · airport-wide outlook · confidence · forecast wind · why
- Now0803Z · 1:03 AM PDT·17R/35L: 17R in use·Current airport configuration (tower TFDM): arrivals 17L · 17R · departures 17L · 17R·stated·wind 040° at 3 kt
- +1 h0903Z · 2:03 AM PDT·17R/35L: not favored·airport-wide likely 17L·South flow·Low 55%·wind VRB at 5 kt·Why TAF wind variable at 5 kt: no steady direction, so wind does not decide the runway.|In recorded use, 17L is the end this airport most often named for arrivals in calm wind (tower TFDM).|The airport is already using 17L and 17R.
- +2 h1003Z · 3:03 AM PDT·17R/35L: not favored·airport-wide likely 17L·South flow·Low 55%·wind VRB at 5 kt·Why TAF wind variable at 5 kt: no steady direction, so wind does not decide the runway.|In recorded use, 17L is the end this airport most often named for arrivals in calm wind (tower TFDM).|The airport is already using 17L and 17R.
- +3 h1103Z · 4:03 AM PDT·17R/35L: not favored·airport-wide likely 17L·South flow·Low 55%·wind VRB at 5 kt·Why TAF wind variable at 5 kt: no steady direction, so wind does not decide the runway.|In recorded use, 17L is the end this airport most often named for arrivals in calm wind (tower TFDM).|The airport is already using 17L and 17R.
- +6 h1403Z · 7:03 AM PDT·17R/35L: not favored·airport-wide likely 17L·South flow·Low 55%·wind VRB at 5 kt·Why TAF wind variable at 5 kt: no steady direction, so wind does not decide the runway.|In recorded use, 17L is the end this airport most often named for arrivals in calm wind (tower TFDM).|The airport is already using 17L and 17R.
- +12 h2003Z · 1:03 PM PDT·17R/35L: not favored·airport-wide likely 17L·South flow·Low 55%·wind VRB at 5 kt·Why TAF wind variable at 5 kt: no steady direction, so wind does not decide the runway.|In recorded use, 17L is the end this airport most often named for arrivals in calm wind (tower TFDM).|The airport is already using 17L and 17R.
ATIS Alerts Predicted Runway is an estimate from the TAF wind forecast, runway geometry (most headwind, crosswind penalised, tailwind over 5 kt avoided, longest runway breaks ties), the current stated configuration and any stated closures; recorded tower use since Oct 16, 2026 (302 h) is an input wherever a wind sector has 24 h on record. Each row lists its reasons; “no runway favored” is a genuine answer under variable or light wind, never replaced by a guess. It is not an ATC assignment and does not know about noise abatement or traffic flow unless the recorded history shows them. TAF issued 0520Z (10:20 PM PDT).
Counts the tower's surface system expects per runway over the next two hours — the tower's plan, not an ATIS Alerts estimate and not an ATC assignment. A runway with zero expected demand is not in the plan for that period. During a runway change the plan can lag the configuration above for a few minutes (flights already assigned to the old runways stay counted there until reassigned).
Runway 17R/35L equipment and lighting
What the FAA record lists for each end, annotated with current NOTAM and D-ATIS outages.
- Approach lighting
- ALSF-2
- Visual glide slope
- PAPI (4-box, right side)
- Runway edge lighting
- HIRL (high intensity)
- Centerline lighting
- Available
- Touchdown zone lighting
- Available
- REIL
- Not available
- ILS
- ILS/DMEDEGRADED
- Localizer
- Available
- Glideslope
- Available
- DME
- Available
- Marker beacons
- IMOUT OF SERVICE
- RVR
- touchdown, midpoint, rollout
- Runway markings
- Precision instrument
- Arresting system
- Not available
RWY 17R INNER MARKER OTS
RWY 17R INNER MARKER OTS
- Approach lighting
- MALSR
- Visual glide slope
- PAPI (4-box, right side)
- Runway edge lighting
- HIRL (high intensity)
- Centerline lighting
- Available
- Touchdown zone lighting
- Not available
- REIL
- Not available
- ILS
- ILS/DME
- Localizer
- Available
- Glideslope
- Available
- DME
- Available
- Marker beacons
- Not available
- RVR
- touchdown, midpoint, rollout
- Runway markings
- Precision instrument
- Arresting system
- Not available
Source: FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle effective 2026-10-01 (equipment on record) · FAA NOTAMs via SWIM (live)and the current D-ATIS (outages). “Not available” means the FAA record lists no such equipment for the end; nothing here is inferred. An outage annotation is only ever a reading of the official text shown with it. Declared distances are not shown in this phase.
Land and hold short operations
LAHSO hold-short points and available landing distances on the FAA record, and whether the current D-ATIS reports LAHSO in effect.
No LAHSO hold-short point on the FAA record for this end.
No LAHSO hold-short point on the FAA record for this end.
The current D-ATIS does not state LAHSO in effect. Source: FAA NASR cycle 2026-10-01; D-ATIS text read by ATIS Alerts.
Frequencies for runway 17R/35L
Tower, ground, clearance, ATIS and approach frequencies from the FAA record, labelled by what they apply to.
| Service | Frequency | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Tower | 125.7 | Airport-wide |
| Tower | 256.7 | Airport-wide |
| Ground | 121.7 | Airport-wide |
| Ground | 256.7 | Airport-wide |
| Clearance delivery | 121.1 | Airport-wide |
| Clearance delivery | 256.7 | Airport-wide |
| D-ATIS | 126.75 | Airport-wide |
Show all frequencies (8 more: approach and departure sectors, secondary and other)
| Service | Frequency | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| UNICOM | 122.95 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 125.4 | Sector: W-NE |
| Approach / departure | 125.25 | Sector: SW |
| Approach / departure | 127.4 | Sector: E-SE |
| Approach / departure | 257.9 | Sector: SW |
| Approach / departure | 259.1 | Sector: W-NE |
| Approach / departure | 317.5 | Sector: E-SE |
| Approach / departure | 353.7 | Airport-wide |
The FAA record does not sectorize KSMF's frequencies by runway; every row applies airport-wide. Source: FAA NASR FRQ, cycle 2026-10-01. Verify on the current chart supplement before use.
Runway 17R/35L overview
Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.
- Length
- 8,598 ft
- Width
- 150 ft
- Surface
- Concrete · Good condition
- Surface treatment
- Grooved
- Weight bearing (lb)
- S 120k · D 250k · 2D 550k · 2D/2D2 1082k
- PCN
- 840
- Runway lights
- Lighted
- Airport elevation
- 27 ft
- Published FAA baseline
- Open
- Published NASR record; does not reflect temporary closures or restrictions. Current operational status is the card at the top of the page.
- True heading
- 181°
- Magnetic
- 168°
- Published FAA baseline
- Open
- Threshold elevation
- 25 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 25 ft
- Displaced threshold
- None on record
- Threshold crossing height
- 72 ft
- Visual glide path
- 3°
- Traffic pattern
- Right
- True heading
- 001°
- Magnetic
- 348°
- Published FAA baseline
- Open
- Threshold elevation
- 23 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 24 ft
- Displaced threshold
- None on record
- Threshold crossing height
- 76 ft
- Visual glide path
- 3°
- Traffic pattern
- Left
Runway 17R/35L numbers are magnetic; the stored geometry and every wind calculation on this page are TRUE north, so they never need a variation correction. Magnetic headings use the FAA's published variation for this airport, 13.0°E (2020), the same value printed on the FAA airport diagram. Surface condition, treatment, weight bearing, thresholds and traffic pattern are from the FAA NASR record (cycle 2026-10-01); lighting, ILS and LAHSO are in their own sections above. Declared distances are not shown in this phase.
Configuration history at KSMF
Observed runway usage: how often the tower's TFDM configuration listed each end, by window, flow, wind and time of day (the tower's own statement, via FAA SWIM).
- 7-day analysis: Ready
- 30-day analysis: Collecting · 12.6 / 30 days
- 90-day analysis: Collecting · 12.6 / 90 days
- 12-month analysis: Collecting · 12.6 / 365 days
Runway percentages are measured independently. Multiple runways can be active simultaneously, so totals may exceed 100%.
- Most-used arrival ends at the airport
- 35L (77%) · 35R (77%) · 17L (23%)
- Most-used departure ends
- 35L (77%) · 35R (77%) · 17L (23%)
Insufficient history for flow shares: 24 of the 48 hours of stated configuration needed have been recorded.
- Most-used arrival ends at the airport
- 17L (68%) · 17R (68%) · 35L (32%)
- Most-used departure ends
- 17L (68%) · 17R (68%) · 35L (32%)
- South flow68%(114 h)
- North flow32%(54 h)
- 68% · arrivals 17L · 17R · departures 17L · 17R(South flow)
- 32% · arrivals 35L · 35R · departures 35L · 35R(North flow)
- Most-used arrival ends at the airport
- 17L (66%) · 17R (66%) · 35L (34%)
- Most-used departure ends
- 17L (66%) · 17R (66%) · 35L (34%)
- South flow66%(199 h)
- North flow34%(103 h)
- 66% · arrivals 17L · 17R · departures 17L · 17R(South flow)
- 34% · arrivals 35L · 35R · departures 35L · 35R(North flow)
| Wind from | Hours | 17R arrivals | 35L arrivals | 17R departures | 35L departures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calm / light (< 5 kt) | 302 | 66% | 34% | 66% | 34% |
Bars: share of each local hour in which an end of this runway was named for arrivals. Patterns are described, not explained.
Observed runway usage — 302 hours of tower TFDM runway configuration history collected · 2 distinct configurations observed · through Oct 29, 2026. Shares are the fraction of recorded hours in which the tower's TFDM configuration listed each end. Wind sectors use the wind reported when each configuration began. Nothing here is inferred from wind; the wind-favored analysis for KSMF is a separate module. 90-day, 12-month and seasonal views appear once the record is long enough.
Historical wind and crosswind on runway 17R/35L
20-year hourly climatology from the ASOS archive, computed per runway end.
From 175,279 hourly observations at KSMF (2005–2025), 142,146 with a steady wind direction (18.9% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.
Crosswind on runway 17R/35L (either end)
| Crosswind (kt) | Share of wind hours |
|---|---|
| 0–5 | 80.7% |
| 5–10 | 17.4% |
| 10–15 | 1.7% |
| 15–20 | 0.2% |
| 20–25 | 0% |
| 25+ | 0% |
Strongest-crosswind month on average: Feb; calmest: Aug. Percentiles are streaming approximations (t-digest), accurate to about 0.1 kt.
Runway 17R
Runway 35L
“Most wind-favored end” is meteorological analysis: the share of steady-wind hours (2005–2025) in which this end had the most headwind of every open runway end at KSMF. It does not mean ATC selected the runway that often (parallel ends with the same heading share the credit equally). Observed runway use, where available, is the configuration-history section above.
By wind direction
| Wind from | Share of wind hours | 17R favored | 35L favored | Mean crosswind | Crosswind > 15 kt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N 338–023° | 10% | 0% | 50% | 2 kt | 0% |
| NE 023–068° | 3% | 0% | 50% | 2.8 kt | 0.1% |
| E 068–113° | 3% | 25.3% | 24.7% | 4.1 kt | 0.1% |
| SE 113–158° | 19% | 50% | 0% | 4.8 kt | 0.4% |
| S 158–203° | 39% | 50% | 0% | 1.8 kt | 0% |
| SW 203–248° | 7% | 50% | 0% | 4.1 kt | 0.3% |
| W 248–293° | 4% | 25.8% | 24.2% | 5.2 kt | 1% |
| NW 293–338° | 16% | 0% | 50% | 5 kt | 0.3% |
By time of day (airport-local)
Seasonal runway conditions
| Month | Mean crosswind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3.6 kt |
| Feb | 3.7 kt |
| Mar | 3.5 kt |
| Apr | 3.5 kt |
| May | 3.4 kt |
| Jun | 3.2 kt |
| Jul | 2.8 kt |
| Aug | 2.7 kt |
| Sep | 2.8 kt |
| Oct | 3.2 kt |
| Nov | 3.3 kt |
| Dec | 3.5 kt |
| Month | Prevailing | Mean wind | Gusty | Mean xw | xw > 10 | xw > 15 | xw > 20 | 17R tail > 5 | 35L tail > 5 | IFR | TS | Fog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | NW | 5.5 kt | 6% | 3.6 kt | 3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 17.9% | 27.5% | 16% | 0.03% | 27.3% |
| Feb | S | 6.5 kt | 8.4% | 3.7 kt | 3.7% | 0.5% | 0% | 19.8% | 33.5% | 4.5% | 0.02% | 10.4% |
| Mar | S | 6.9 kt | 7.7% | 3.5 kt | 2.8% | 0.2% | 0% | 15.8% | 43.9% | 1.6% | 0.07% | 3.2% |
| Apr | S | 7 kt | 8.3% | 3.5 kt | 2.8% | 0.3% | 0% | 16.9% | 45.8% | 0.8% | 0.01% | 1.3% |
| May | S | 7.8 kt | 9.7% | 3.4 kt | 2.5% | 0.2% | 0% | 14.8% | 57.4% | 0.4% | 0.06% | 0.5% |
| Jun | S | 7.6 kt | 5.9% | 3.2 kt | 1.2% | 0.1% | 0% | 10.2% | 63% | 0.2% | 0.03% | 0.1% |
| Jul | S | 7.7 kt | 3% | 2.8 kt | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1.9% | 75.9% | 0.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Aug | S | 7 kt | 2.2% | 2.7 kt | 0.1% | 0% | 0% | 2.1% | 70.7% | 0.5% | 0.02% | 0.1% |
| Sep | S | 6.1 kt | 2.9% | 2.8 kt | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0% | 8.4% | 50.9% | 0.9% | 0.03% | 0.4% |
| Oct | S | 5.5 kt | 4.6% | 3.2 kt | 2.2% | 0.2% | 0% | 19.7% | 30.3% | 1.3% | 0.02% | 1.8% |
| Nov | NW | 5 kt | 3.8% | 3.3 kt | 1.6% | 0.1% | 0% | 19.3% | 24.3% | 10% | 0% | 14.7% |
| Dec | NW | 5.5 kt | 5.3% | 3.5 kt | 2.1% | 0.2% | 0% | 18.7% | 27% | 18.9% | 0.01% | 28.1% |
IFR, thunderstorm (TS) and fog columns are airport-wide shares of hours; the crosswind and tailwind columns are specific to this runway. Prevailing = most common 45° wind sector among wind hours.
Runway 17R/35L closure history
Kept per source with its provenance: D-ATIS-observed, NOTAM-observed and the FAA published baseline are never merged.
- 17R reported closed on 1 calendar day (4 broadcasts; first seen 2026-10-15 15:30Z, last seen 2026-10-15 17:55Z)
- 35L reported closed on 1 calendar day (9 broadcasts; first seen 2026-10-07 14:35Z, last seen 2026-10-07 22:25Z)
Normalised status: closed on those days as stated in the broadcast text (shown verbatim in the live band above). History is incomplete until 30 days of coverage exist.
No closure NOTAM naming runway 17R/35L has been received since the stream went live — the D-ATIS closure above has no matching NOTAM in our dataset, which is a coverage gap in the feed, not evidence the runway is open.
Runway 17R/35L: Open on the published record — a baseline that does not reflect temporary closures or restrictions, not the current operational status.
Recent pilot reports involving runway 17R/35L
Official PIREPs that name this runway explicitly, past 6 hours.
No pilot report in the last 6 hours names runway 17R/35L at KSMF explicitly. Reports near the airport that do not name a runway are on the airport page.
Instrument approaches to runway 17R/35L
From the FAA d-TPP, linked to the official plates.
Runway 17R
- ILSILS OR LOC RWY 17R ↗precision
- ILSILS RWY 17R (CAT II - III) ↗precision
- ILSILS RWY 17R (SA CAT I) ↗precision
- RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 17R ↗
- RNAV (RNP)RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 17R ↗
Runway 35L
- ILSILS OR LOC RWY 35L ↗precision
- RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 35L ↗
- RNAV (RNP)RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 35L ↗
4 departure procedures · 5 STARs · FAA hot spots page ↗ · FAA d-TPP cycle 2611. Plates open on aeronav.faa.gov (public domain); ATIS Alerts does not reproduce charts or minimums.
Methodology and sources
Short version below; the full write-up is at Runway Intelligence methodology, and every launched airport is listed on the Runway Intelligence hub.
- Active runwayscome first from the tower's TFDM (Terminal Flight Data Manager) airport configuration, received as structured data through the FAA SWIM Cloud Distribution Service at towers that have it (KSMF does); otherwise from the airport's D-ATIS text (community relay of the FAA broadcast) with an open, tested parser, and the broadcast text is always shown. Every change is recorded, so “recorded use” is what the facility stated, never an inference. ATIS Alerts is not an FAA product and this is not FAA data; SWIM content is for non-operational use.
- Flowis the compass direction of the stated arrival ends (eight sectors, named only when every arrival end points within 30° of the others and clear of a sector edge); a tower's own configuration name is used when it carries a direction word. Stored separately from the runway sets.
- Equipment, LAHSO and frequencies come from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription (cycle 2026-10-01): approach lights, visual glide slope, edge / centerline / touchdown-zone lights, REIL, ILS components with FAA status, RVR, markings, LAHSO hold-short points and available landing distances, and facility frequencies with their published sectorization. Outage annotations are readings of the NOTAM or D-ATIS text shown beside them. Blank FAA fields read “Not available”.
- Wind components use the current METAR (aviationweather.gov) against TRUE runway headings from the OurAirports/FAA runway record.
- Runway visual range, tower demand and traffic-management restrictions come from FAA SWIM: STDDS Airport Data (RVR and light settings, about 130 airports) and TFDM (15-minute runway demand, APREQ/MIT restrictions). Each block is stamped with its own time; none of it is an FAA product or a clearance.
- Predicted runway scores each open end from the TAF wind (headwind, crosswind penalty, tailwind avoidance, longest-runway tie-break), excludes stated closures, and — once a wind sector has 24 h of recorded use — adjusts confidence by what the facility did under similar wind; every row lists its reasons. It does not model noise abatement or flow programs beyond what the record shows.
- History thresholds: usage shares need 12 / 48 / 168 recorded hours for the 24-hour / 7-day / 30-day windows; a wind sector needs 24 h and 5 days; time-of-day needs 7 days and 20 h per daypart; flow shares need 48 h. Below a bar the module says so instead of showing a percentage.
- Climatology: Iowa Environmental Mesonet ASOS archive, one observation per hour, 45° wind sectors, percentiles via t-digest; runway geometry is today's record applied to all years. Methodology v1.
- PIREPs: official reports from aviationweather.gov are attached only when the text names this runway and the report is tied to KSMF by identifier or by position within 15 NM. Approaches: FAA d-TPP metafile, current charting cycle; plates link to aeronav.faa.gov. No minimums are reproduced.
- Data freshness: METAR and D-ATIS refresh every minute on this page; the D-ATIS recorder ran 3 min ago; the tower TFDM feed last delivered 5 min ago; usage rollups every 3 h; climatology through 2025-12-31.
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Active runway - since Oct 16, 2026
Share of stated hours each end was named for arrivals at KSMF. From the tower TFDM configuration, not wind. Coverage: 12.6 / 30 days. Shares are measured independently, so parallels active together can each read 100%.
- 17L66%dep 66%
- 17R66%dep 66%
- 35L34%dep 34%
- 35R34%dep 34%
12.6 days of stated configuration on record · 8 configuration changes · 2 distinct configurations.
KSMF 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 ↗
⚠️ ATIS Alerts provides informational runway analysis based on available weather, the tower's TFDM configuration and NOTAMs received through FAA SWIM, D-ATIS text, FAA data and historical observations. Active runways shown here are what the tower or its D-ATIS stated and may lag or be misread; NOTAM coverage is not complete; predicted runways are an ATIS Alerts estimate, not an ATC assignment; equipment states are readings of the official text shown with them. Not an FAA product. Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.