KSQL/SQL METAR San Carlos Airport

San Carlos, CaliforniaElevation 5 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR58 min old

No ceiling, visibility 30 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

260@10

steady

VISIBILITY

30 SM

48.3 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

718 ft

+713 ft vs field

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Coastal Flood AdvisoryMinor · Expected · Likely

25 1606Z to 29 2200Z

San Francisco; North Bay Interior Valleys; San Francisco Bay Shoreline; Northern Monterey Bay; Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast

* WHAT...Up to 1.9ft of inundation above ground level is possible in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...Bay Shoreline locations of San Francisco Bay, Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast. * WHEN...Until 3 PM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...High tides will result in flooding of low-lying infrastructure, isolated road closures, and coastal erosion. Rising tides will bring water an…

If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 2245Z (3:45 PM local) · 58 min old

KSQL is currently VFR. Winds are from the west at 10 knots. Visibility is 30 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

260° at 10 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

30 statute miles

48.3 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

22°C / 11°C

72°F / 52°F. 11°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.04 inHg

1017.3 hPa, near standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: CLR RMK

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

CHECK

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NOTAMS

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FOR

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OPERATING

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HOURS

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FAA: no delays reported at SQL.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 260° at 10 kt, visibility 30 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests this afternoon partly sunny, high near 74F, low near 52F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
This Afternoon	Partly Sunny	74/52	WNW 5 kt	–	0%
Monday	Mostly Sunny	68/51	WNW 13 kt	19 kt	0%
Tuesday	Mostly Sunny	65/50	WNW 13 kt	19 kt	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	67/51	NW 8 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Partly Sunny	64/50	WNW 14 kt	–	9%
Friday	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain	62/49	WNW 14 kt	–	36%
Saturday	Chance Light Rain	62/48	WNW 5 kt	–	36%

Source: National Weather Service (office MTR). Forecast issued 2141Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

260° at 10 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 305 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

5 kt

CROSS

8 kt L

BEST

HEAD

5 kt tail

CROSS

8 kt R

X-WIND

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 2,621 ft

12/30

Dimensions

2,621 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 12138°T

REILYes

VGSIVASI (V2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 30318°T

REILYes

VGSIVASI (V2L)

Traffic patternRight

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

718 ft

Pressure altitude

-115 ft

Field elevation

5 ft MSL

Temperature

22°C (72°F)

Dewpoint

11°C (52°F)

Altimeter

30.04 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0118Z 6:18 PM

Sunrise

1427Z 7:27 AM

Loggable night

0145Z (6:45 PM local) → 1400Z (7:00 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0118Z (6:18 PM local) → 1427Z (7:27 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0218Z (7:18 PM local) → 1327Z (6:27 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

San Carlos Airport is in San Carlos, California. Field elevation 5 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeMedium airport

Airline serviceYes

ManagerMICHAEL BYRNE

Manager phone650-573-3700

AttendedDaily, 0800–1800

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKSQL / SQL

SectionalSAN FRANCISCO

Center (ARTCC)OAKLAND

Flight service (AFSS)OAKLAND

RegionCalifornia

CountryUnited States

Coordinates37.5131, -122.2508

Distance from city2 NM NE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A · Jet A+ · UL94

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

Traffic pattern alt800 ft MSL

CTAF119.000

UNICOM122.950

FREQUENCIES

Communications

33.82

NORCAL APP

APP

133.95

NORCAL APP

APP

125.9

ATIS

119

CTAF

135.65

NORCAL DEP

DEP

121.6

GND

119

TWR

122.95

UNICOM

UNIC

122.950

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KSQL traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 70 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

154.7

AVG OPS/DAY

200.2

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX

Piston single 75%Unknown 17%Turboprop 7%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~1462 landings/mo

›PC12 (Turboprop) · ~138 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~103 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~96 landings/mo

›C152 (Piston single) · ~96 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)

›S22T (Unknown)

›C182 (Piston single)

›P28A (Piston single)

›PC12 (Turboprop)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KPAO Palo Alto Airport

7 NM SE

VFR

KSFO San Francisco International Airport

9 NM NW

VFR

KHWD Hayward Executive Airport

11 NM NE

VFR

KNUQ Moffett Federal Airfield

11 NM SE

VFR

KHAF Half Moon Bay Airport

12 NM W

VFR

KOAK Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport

13 NM N

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›100 FT STEEL TRANSMISSION TWRS AND POWERLINES LCTD 750 FT WEST AND PARALLEL TO RWY 12/30.

›FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-3829.

›CALM WIND RWY 12.

›NO TGL OR STOP AND GO LDGS WHEN ATCT CLSD.

›LEVEE

›UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG LEFT OF CNTRLN.

›FIXED-WING RIGHT TFC RWY 30/LEFT TFC RWY 12.

›HEL RIGHT TFC RWY 12/LEFT TFC RWY 30.

›LRG HEL SHOULD AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF DIRT INFIELD AREAS.

›DIR OF PUB WORKS - TORY A. NEWMAN

›7 FT LIGHTED DIKE LCTD IN RWY SAFETY AREA ON APCH END RWY 30.

›MIGRATORY BIRD ACT ON & INVOF OF ARPT.

›NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS S THRU NE OF ARPT. FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES CTC AMGR (650) 573-3700.

›APPLIES TO BOTH-FIXED WING AND HEL.

›WHEN ATCT CLSD; ACTVT MIRL RWY 12/30 & REIL RWY 12/30 - 119.0

›7' LGTD DIKE 100' E OF CNTRLN AT THR, EXTENDING TO 60' E OF CNTRLN AT END OF PRIMARY SFC.

›RABBIT AVIATION 130.00

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KSQL on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KSQL have a METAR?

Yes. KSQL has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KSQL have a TAF?

When KSQL issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KSQL?

KSQL sits at 5 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KSQL?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

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