Flying a ATR 42-600 into San Francisco International Airport

Runway Requirements

Approach Considerations

• iCoastal weather: Expect marine layer fog, low ceilings, and rapid weather changes. Brief alternates carefully and verify approach minimums.
• →Approach plates: Reference current Jeppesen or FAA charts before each flight. ILS, RNAV (GPS), and visual approaches typically available depending on runway. Check NOTAMs for outages.
• →Wake turbulence: Stay alert for wake turbulence from preceding heavy aircraft, especially at major airports like KSFO.

Common Considerations

Major West Coast gateway known for frequent fog and low-visibility approaches with closely spaced parallel runways. For the ATR 42-600, the most relevant factors are runway length sufficiency, density altitude impact at field elevation 13 ft, and traffic complexity at this multi-runway airport.

Fuel Availability

Jet A is universally available at KSFO. The ATR 42-600 burns approximately 1375 pph at cruise — multiple FBOs typically compete on pricing.