// Station · 7m ago
KFCI
Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 190° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 18.9°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 236 FT
37.4065°N / 77.5250°W
LOCATION · North Chesterfield, US
WIND
190°4 kt
KFCI · 236 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 19
ALTIM
30.10"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 190°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KFCI 142256Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 30/19 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP199 T03000189 $
KFCI · day 14 at 22:56 UTC · wind from 190° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.9 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 190° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
190°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
15
HDG 150°
—CALM
——
5,500'
33
HDG 330°
—CALM
——
5,500'
Pattern altitude: 1,236 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +15°C
1,900FT
+1,664 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV236 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT53 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KVJI
(Virginia Highlands Airport, Abingdon, elev 2,087 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:01ZSUNRISE
17:17ZSOLAR NOON
00:32ZSUNSET
01:02ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:03Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 28m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:02Z (1h 58m)
DAY LENGTH14h 31m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:09Z
MOONSET00:40Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KRIC
VFR
Richmond International Airport · Richmond
- WIND
- 160° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW050
- DIST
- 11 NM NE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KPTB
VFR
Dinwiddie County Airport · Petersburg
- WIND
- 220° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM S
- AGE
- 8m ago
KOFP
VFR
Hanover County Municipal Airport · Hanover
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM N
- AGE
- 9m ago
KW96
VFR
New Kent County Airport · Quinton
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM E
- AGE
- 8m ago
KBKT
VFR
Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field · Blackstone
- WIND
- 060° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM SW
- AGE
- 1h 8m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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