KSFO San Francisco Intl

28R

CONFIRMED 96%

Runway 28R — assigned by ATIS (information C)

certainty: 96% evidence: STRONG towered now Class B

Wind calm · VFR · 25 min old · from KLVK (27.0 nm away)

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28R 96% 11870 ft · right traffic

1L 2% 7650 ft

10L 1% 11870 ft

1R 1% 8650 ft

19L 1% 8650 ft

19R <1% 7650 ft

10R CLOSED 11381 ft · right traffic

28L CLOSED 11381 ft

Active NOTAMs affecting runways

RWY CLOSED RWY 10R/28L until 10-18 15:00Z

RWY 10R/28L CLSD

LIGHTING RWY 10R until 11-30 16:00Z

RWY 10R 4000FT DIST REMAINING SIGN RIGHT SIDE LGT U/S

LIGHTING RWY 10R/28L until 11-30 16:00Z

TWY L HLDG PSN SIGN WEST SIDE FOR RWY 10R/28L LGT U/S

LIGHTING RWY 28L until 12-01 16:00Z

RWY 28L TWY DIRECTION SIGN AT TWY L LEFT SIDE LGT U/S

LIGHTING RWY 28L until 11-30 16:00Z

RWY 28L 7000FT DIST REMAINING SIGN LEFT SIDE LGT U/S

LIGHTING RWY 28L until 11-30 16:00Z

RWY 28L HLDG PSN SIGN AT RWY 01R/19L LEFT SIDE LGT U/S

LIGHTING RWY 28L until 11-16 23:59Z

RWY 28L ENTRANCE LGT FOR TWY L U/S

APCH OTS RWY 28L until 12-31 07:00Z

TWY F CL LGT BTN APCH END RWY 28L AND TWY F2 U/S

APCH OTS RWY 28R until 10-23 12:02Z

IAP SAN FRANCISCO INTL, SAN FRANCISCO, CA. ILS OR LOC RWY 28R, AMDT 15B... ILS RWY 28R (SA CAT I), AMDT 15B... ILS RWY 28R (CAT II-III), AMDT 15B... DME REQUIRED EXCEPT FOR ACFT EQUIPPED WITH SUITABLE RNAV SYSTEM WITH GPS, SAU VOR/DME OUT OF SERVICE.

APCH OTS RWY 28R until 10-23 12:02Z

IAP SAN FRANCISCO INTL, SAN FRANCISCO, CA.
ILS OR LOC RWY 28R, AMDT 15B...
ILS RWY 28R (SA CAT I), AMDT 15B... 
ILS RWY 28R (CAT II-III), AMDT 15B...
DME REQUIRED EXCEPT FOR ACFT EQUIPPED WITH SUITABLE RNAV SYSTEM WITH GPS,
SAU VOR/DME OUT OF SERVICE. 2608310000-2610231202EST

Why — evidence behind this answer

Runway 28R

ATIS ATIS (info C) names 28R for arrivals 18 min ago +3.80
PRIOR 28R used 19% of the time in this wind bin (n=797) -1.48
ADSB_OP HL7617 departed 28R 14 min ago +0.47
ADSB_OP aircraft landed 28R 29 min ago +0.21
PRIOR runway length 11870 ft +0.05

Runway 1L

ATIS 1L not named for arrivals on current ATIS 18 min ago -1.90
ATIS ATIS names 1L for departures only 18 min ago +1.43
PRIOR 1L used 36% of the time in this wind bin (n=797) -0.59
PRIOR runway length 7650 ft -0.04

Runway 10L

ATIS 10L not named for arrivals on current ATIS 18 min ago -1.90
PRIOR runway length 11870 ft +0.05

Runway 1R

ATIS 1R not named for arrivals on current ATIS 18 min ago -1.90
PRIOR 1R used 13% of the time in this wind bin (n=797) -1.50
ATIS ATIS names 1R for departures only 18 min ago +1.43

Runway 19L

ATIS 19L not named for arrivals on current ATIS 18 min ago -1.90
PRIOR 19L used 0% of the time in this wind bin (n=797) -0.09

Runway 19R

ATIS 19R not named for arrivals on current ATIS 18 min ago -1.90
PRIOR 19R used 2% of the time in this wind bin (n=797) -0.57
PRIOR runway length 7650 ft -0.04

Runway 10R

NOTAM 10R not considered — closed by NOTAM until 1500Z 18 Oct

Runway 28L

NOTAM 28L not considered — closed by NOTAM until 1500Z 18 Oct

Sources consulted

source	status	age	note
D_ATIS	OK	18 min
METAR	OK	25 min	Nearest station KLVK (27.0 nm away)
ADSB	OK	1 min	GOOD
NOTAM	OK
CIFP	NOT_CONFIGURED		Instrument procedures: phase 4

Recent operations

time	aircraft	type	op	rwy	conf
11:03Z	HL7617	B748	departure	28R	57%
10:48Z	aircraft	CL35	landing	28R	37%

Was this right?

KSFO field & runways

San Francisco Intl, San Francisco, California. Field elevation 13 ft. Class B airspace. Towered. Magnetic variation 14.0°E on record, 12.8°E today.

The FAA's variation of record is the number this field was surveyed against; the second is where north points now, from WMM2025. It is moving 0.09°/year west — about 1° every 11 years — which is why runway numbers eventually stop matching their pavement.

Runway data from the FAA NASR 01 Oct 2026 cycle. Where NASR locates both thresholds, the true heading is the bearing between them rather than NASR's whole-degree alignment. Magnetic is that heading against *today's* declination from WMM2025, not the field's variation of record — so it can differ from the chart by the gap between the two shown above. The number painted on the runway is the one ATC uses.
Runway	True	Magnetic	Number	Length	Surface	Pattern	Notes
10L	117.9°	105.1°	runway 11 by the rule today · 5.1° past	11,870 ft	ASPH	left
10R	117.9°	105.1°	runway 11 by the rule today · 5.1° past	11,381 ft	ASPH	right	CLOSED
19L	207.7°	194.9°	matches rule gives runway 20 in ~1 yr	8,650 ft	ASPH	left	ILS
19R	207.7°	194.9°	matches rule gives runway 20 in ~1 yr	7,650 ft	ASPH	left
1L	27.7°	14.9°	matches rule gives runway 2 in ~1 yr	7,650 ft	ASPH	left
1R	27.7°	14.9°	matches rule gives runway 2 in ~1 yr	8,650 ft	ASPH	left
28L	297.9°	285.1°	runway 29 by the rule today · 5.1° past	11,381 ft	ASPH	left	ILS CLOSED
28R	297.9°	285.1°	runway 29 by the rule today · 5.1° past	11,870 ft	ASPH	right	ILS

What KSFO usually does

Of 33,198 operations this service has observed at KSFO since 2026-08-25:

28L 40% 13282 ops
28R 29% 9716 ops
1L 17% 5566 ops
1R 12% 4037 ops
19R 1% 350 ops
19L 1% 205 ops
10R 0% 23 ops
10L 0% 19 ops

Observed by this service only — not an FAA statistic, and biased toward the hours and days it has been watching. It is shown because it is the same history the engine learns its local-convention prior from.

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KSFO ☆ San Francisco Intl