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KSMF · Sacramento International Airport

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID KSMF FAA SMF Elev 27 ft Lat 38° 41.72' N Lon 121° 35.46' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

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 ↗

  • 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

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17L–35R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17R–35L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • 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)

  • 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/…

  • 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/…

  • 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.

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Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

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

2005 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.

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.