KSMF · Sacramento International Airport
ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events
Live conditions
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Wind / Visibility
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Density altitude (now)
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Runways
4 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,605 ft. Max gradient: 0.06%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17L | 181° | 8,605 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 35R | 001° | 8,605 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 17R | 181° | 8,598 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 35L | 001° | 8,598 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).
Communications · 7 frequencies
- ATIS ATIS 126.750
- CLD CLNC DEL 121.100
- GND GND 121.700
- TWR CAPITOL TWR 125.700
- A/D NORCAL APP/DEP 125.910
- A/D NORCAL APP/DEP 125.250
- UNIC UNICOM 122.950
Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KSMF on LiveATC ↗
Navaids
- NDB HU
Lanee
0.40 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW
- NDB SM
Metre
0.23 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW
Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 32 not yet translated
Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.
TL;DR
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17L–35R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17R–35L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
- ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
Watch for
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17L–35R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17R–35L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
All translated remarks (3)
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17L–35R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 17L–35R: H8605X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2D–513, 2D/…
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17R–35L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 17R–35L: H8598X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2D–550, 2D/…
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational
Birds on and invof arpt.
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (32 sentences)
- ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 76´.
- ·RWY 17L:TORA–8605 TODA–8605 ASDA–8605 LDA–8605 RWY 17R:TORA–8598 TODA–8598 ASDA–8598 LDA–8598 RWY 35L:TORA–8598 TODA–8598 ASDA–8598 LDA–8598 RWY 35R:TORA–8605 TODA–8605 ASDA–8605 LDA–8605
- ·S6 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT ALSF2 oprs as SSALR till wx goes blw VFR.
- ·Noise sensitive areas west of arpt on SAC River.
- ·Local turn discouraged for jet acft.
- ·When conducting IFR apch in VFR conditions execute missed apch at dep end of rwys.
- ·Plan VFR patterns to east.
- ·Use minimum power settings.
- ·Crop duster opr invof arpt at or blo 200´AGL.
- ·All acft ctc ground control prior to movement on ramp.
- ·The maximum allowable gross acft load for Twys G1, G2, and the general aviation parking apron is 70,000 lbs for single gear acft, 170,000 lbs for dual gear acft, and 250,000 lbs for dual tandem gear acft.
- ·An acft cannot exceed the airplane design group III criteria or must have a wheel base of less than 60 ft.
- ·Military acft parking limited.
- ·Ctc arpt ops if parking is rqrd 916–806–5309.
- ·Unpaved sfc north of Twy P and east of Twy A and south of Cargo 1 ramp clsd to hel.
- ·Portion Twy W 500´ east of Twy A to 2100´ east of Twy A is not visible from twr.
- ·Twy Y4 restricted to acft with a wingspan of less than 118´ (group III).
- ·West ramp spots 63W, 65W, 66 and F1 each acft is to push back on to Txl B2 and pull fwd to the "Eng Start Line" prior to starting engs.
- ·ADG V prkd on spot 66 is to push onto Twy A after rcvg apvl from ATC.
- ·Twy B1 rstrd to acft with a wingspan of less than 118´ (Group III).
- ·Acft must push back tail to the north from trml Gates A1, A3 and A5.
- ·Operate transponders with altitude reporting mode and ADS–B (if equipped) enabled on all airport surfaces.
- ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 916-874-0519
- ·ASOS (916) 649–3996 ASOS bcst over ATIS 126.75 mhz
- ·D–ATIS 126.75 916–874–0679 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.5 (RANCHO MURIETA RADIO) ®NORCAL APP/DEP CON 120.45 125.4 (West–Northeast) 125.25 (Southwest) 127.4 (East–Southeast) CAPITOL TOWER 125.7 GND CON 121.7 CLNC DEL 121.1 CPDCL (LOGON KUSA) PDC
- ·VOR TEST FACILITY (VOT) 111.4
- ·(VH) (H) VORTACW 115.2 SAC Chan 99 N38º26.62´ W121º33.10´ 336º 15.2 NM to fld. 3/17E.
- ·VOR unusable: 031º–041º byd 40 NM blo 5,000´ 031º–041º byd 45 NM blo 18,000´ 157º–169º byd 40 NM blo 4,500´ 157º–169º byd 56 NM blo 18,000´ 246º–251º byd 40 NM 252º–262º byd 40 NM blo 7,000´ 252º–262º byd 65 NM 263º–269º byd 40 NM 353º–013º byd 40 NM blo 5,000´ 353º–013º byd 49 NM blo 5,500´ 353º–013º byd 58 NM ILS/DME 111.75 I–MDK Chan 54(Y) Rwy 17L.
- ·ILS/DME 111.1 I–SMF Chan 48 Rwy 17R.
- ·ILS/DME 111.1 I–HUX Chan 48 Rwy 35L.
+ 2 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text
FAA Chart Supplement
NTSB events
8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .
Total events
15
since 1982
Fatal
2
13.3% of total
Last 5 years
1
≈ 0.2/yr
Last 10 years
2
≈ 0.2/yr
Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗
Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 177,010 ops in 1995
2024 total
142,657
10-yr total
1,211,097
2024 mix
AC/AT 87% · GA 11% · Mil 2%
Events / million ops
1.7
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
0.22
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=2
- Engine failure / power loss 1
- Ground collision 1
All time · n=8
- Other 4
- Ground collision 2
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
- Engine failure / power loss 1
Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.
Designees in CA
DPEs nearby
Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Beckham | Mcclellan | CA | 9 nm |
| Marc Nelson Ballif | Mcclellen | CA | 9 nm |
| Robert Frankovich | Sacramento | CA | 10 nm |
| Jonathan Baror | Davis | CA | 11 nm |
| Michael Bruce Traud | Mather | CA | 17 nm |
| Ashley Noel Snider | Lincoln | CA | 18 nm |
| Mark William Montague | Auburn | CA | 27 nm |
| Brett Rexford Mayes | Williams | CA | 37 nm |
| John Erich Sawatzky | Oakley | CA | 42 nm |
| Mark Pollard | Walnut Creek | CA | 52 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.
CFIs nearby
City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.
| Instructor | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurtej Singh Gill | Rio Linda | CA | 7 nm |
| Gregory Michael Little | Rio Linda | CA | 7 nm |
| Andrew Joseph Bauman | Woodland | CA | 8 nm |
| James Richard Hitchcock | Woodland | CA | 8 nm |
| Robert Paul Housman | Woodland | CA | 8 nm |
| Alan Jule Koerber | Woodland | CA | 8 nm |
| Milton Bruce Watts | Woodland | CA | 8 nm |
| Darrin Melvin Curtis | Woodland | CA | 8 nm |
| Aldo Leonardi | Woodland | CA | 8 nm |
| Brian Dennis Carrigan | Woodland | CA | 8 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
A&P mechanics nearby
City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.
| Mechanic | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Keith Burnett Jr | Elverta | CA | 7 nm |
| Frederick Louis Shanbour Ii | Elverta | CA | 7 nm |
| Michael Scott Earnest | Elverta | CA | 7 nm |
| Vincent Adam Ramer | Elverta | CA | 7 nm |
| Patrick Thomas Ganguet | Elverta | CA | 7 nm |
| Phillip Andrew Vonberg | Elverta | CA | 7 nm |
| Craig Edward Parker | Elverta | CA | 7 nm |
| Gregory Bruce Ference | Rio Linda | CA | 7 nm |
| Eric Frederick Scheppers | Rio Linda | CA | 7 nm |
| Lee Ulrich | Rio Linda | CA | 7 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
Repair stations nearby
By airport location.
| Shop | Distance |
|---|---|
| Axcess Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc. Mcclellan, CA | 10 nm |
| Davis Air Repair, Inc. Davis, CA | 14 nm |
| Elite Air Interiors Mather, CA | 16 nm |
| The Avionics Specialist, Inc. Lincoln, CA | 17 nm |
| Quality Aero Maintenance Acampo, CA | 33 nm |
| Catto Propellers Jackson, CA | 42 nm |
| Stockton Propeller, Inc Stockton, CA | 46 nm |
| Cutting Edge Avionics San Andreas, CA | 55 nm |
| Direct Avionics Novato, CA | 56 nm |
| PropJet 210 Aviation, Inc. Windsor, CA | 58 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
References
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗