Sacramento International
SMF · KSMF · Sacramento, California · Sacramento County · map
Sacramento International is a public-use airport owned by the County of Sacramento, 10 miles northwest of Sacramento, California, 27 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17L/35R, is 8,605 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KSMF · observed 1:53 pm PDT (20:53 UTC), 26 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 95°F (35°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter 29.85 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 10:20 am PDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KSMF 062053Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 35/10 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP108 T03500100 58022 $
TAF KSMF 061720Z 0618/0718 31004KT P6SM SKC FM070300 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SMF · ICAO KSMF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Sacramento
- Elevation
- 27 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1962
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17L/35R | 8,605 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 17R/35L | 8,598 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 17L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 35R: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 17R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 35L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS | 126.75 | Capitol |
| Clearance delivery | 121.1 | Capitol |
| Ground | 121.7 | Capitol |
| Tower | 125.7 | Capitol |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Fevta and star Southwest | 125.25 | Capitol |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace W-NE | 125.4 | Capitol |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Departure procedure (FROGO) E-SE | 127.4 | Capitol |
| Smf and vot | 111.4 | |
| Slmmr and star · Tudor and star | 120.45 | Capitol |
| Suutr and star | 124.8 | Capitol |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 916-649-3996.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Sacramento from the FAA register
329 aircraft are registered to owners in Sacramento, California: 244 piston singles, 22 piston twins, 21 turboprops, 19 helicopters, 14 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in California.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 8 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Birds on and in vicinity of airport.
- ALSF2 operators as ssalr till weather goes below VFR.
- Noise sensitive areas west of airport on sac river. Local turn discouraged for jet aircraft. When conducting IFR approach in VFR conditions execute missed approach at departure end of runways. Plan VFR patterns to east. Use minimum power settings.
- All aircraft contact air traffic control gnd control prior to movement on ramp.
- Crop dusters oper in the vicinity of airport at or below 200 feet above ground level.
- Taxiway rmk #2: the maximum allowable gross aircraft load for taxiways G1, G2, and the general aviation parking apron is: 70,000 pounds for single gear aircraft; 170,000 pounds for dual gear aircraft; and 250,000 pounds for dual tandem gear aircraft.
- Taxiway rmk #2 continuous: an aircraft cannot exceed the airplane design group iii criteria or must have a wheel base of less than 60 feet.
- Portion of taxiway west 500 feet east of taxiway a to 2100 feet east of taxiway a is not visible from the control tower.
- Taxiway Y4 restricted to aircraft with a wingspan of less than 118 feet (group iii).
- Unpaved surface north of taxiway P and east of taxiway a and south of cargo 1 ramp closed to helicopter.
- Aircraft must push back tail to the north from terminal gates A1, A3 and A5.
- West ramp spots 63W, 65W, 66 and F1 rstrd to tow in and tow out only from txl B2. When pushing back for departure from west ramp spots 63W, 65W, 66 and F1 each aircraft is to push back onto txl B2 and pull fwd to the eng start line prior to starting engs. Adg V aircraft prkd on spot 66 is to push onto taxiway a after rcvg apvl from air traffic control.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.