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KSFO San Francisco Intl Not an option

San Francisco · field elevation 13 ft MSL · towered

Not an option, whatever the weather

  • Closed to solo student pilots 14 CFR 91.131(b)(2): the pilot in command must hold at least a private certificate at the twelve airports in part 91 appendix D. Shown for its weather only.

Now observed 11 min ago

METAR KSFO 282056Z 28019G24KT 10SM FEW005 20/13 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02000133 58009

Same station at aviationweather.gov.

Wind
270°M 280°T at 19 kt, gusting 24
Category
VFR
Ceiling
none reported
Visibility
10 sm
Density altitude
574 ft ISA+5.0°C; dry-air figure
Pressure altitude
-16 ft
Light left
6h 43m

Runways

Wind is reported in degrees true; runway numbers are magnetic. Both are shown. Magnetic variation here is 12.8°E as of 2026-07-28. Runways keep their numbers as variation drifts, so a designator and its current magnetic heading do not always round to the same figure.

Wind components on each runway at KSFO
Runway Heading Length Pattern Headwind kt Crosswind kt
01L 15°M 28°T 7,650 ft left 1000 ft AGL / 1013 ft MSL (standard, not published) 7 tail 22.8 left
19R 195°M 208°T 7,650 ft left 1000 ft AGL / 1013 ft MSL (standard, not published) 7 head 22.8 right
01R 15°M 28°T 8,650 ft left 1000 ft AGL / 1013 ft MSL (standard, not published) 7 tail 22.8 left
19L 195°M 208°T 8,650 ft left 1000 ft AGL / 1013 ft MSL (standard, not published) 7 head 22.8 right
10L 105°M 118°T 11,870 ft left 1000 ft AGL / 1013 ft MSL (standard, not published) 23 tail 7 right
28R 285°M 298°T 11,870 ft right 1000 ft AGL / 1013 ft MSL (standard, not published) 23 head 7 left
10R 105°M 118°T 11,381 ft right 1000 ft AGL / 1013 ft MSL (standard, not published) 23 tail 7 right
28L 285°M 298°T 11,381 ft left 1000 ft AGL / 1013 ft MSL (standard, not published) 23 head 7 left

Why this ranking

  • Closed to solo student pilots 14 CFR 91.131(b)(2): the pilot in command must hold at least a private certificate at the twelve airports in part 91 appendix D. Shown for its weather only. source

Forecast

Issued 2026-07-28T20:53:00.000Z

TAF KSFO 282053Z 2821/2924 28015G25KT P6SM FEW005 FM290900 28011KT P6SM BKN010 FM291800 29015G25KT P6SM SCT010

NOTAMs

NOTAMs are not configured on this server. Check an official source before you fly.

Local procedures

SFO is here for its weather, not as a destination. It is the Bay's first reporter of a marine layer pushing through the gap, and nine of the fields on this list borrow its forecast when they publish none of their own.

From the FAA, checked 2026-07-28. Source. That document describes itself as advisory and not for legal preflight action.

Windsock does not know this field's noise abatement, calm wind runway or flight training restrictions, and will not guess at them. Look them up for KSFO.