// Station · 17m ago
KRAP
Rapid City Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 190° / 11 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22.8°C / 13.3°C
ALTIM 30.01 inHg
ELEV 3,204 FT
44.0453°N / 103.0570°W
LOCATION · Rapid City, US
WIND
190°11 kt
KRAP · 3,204 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/11
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
23 / 13
ALTIM
30.01"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 190°/11 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 KRAP 111252Z 19011KT 10SM CLR 23/13 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02280133
KRAP · day 11 at 12:52 UTC · wind from 190° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.9 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 190° @ 11 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
190°11 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
23★
HDG 230°
H8 kt
X7 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 3,601'
14
HDG 140°
H7 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 73%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
32
HDG 320°
T7 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
05
HDG 050°
T8 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 4,204 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 +14°C
4,800FT
+1,596 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,204 FT
OAT+23°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT3,113 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KEAN
(Phifer Airfield, Wheatland, elev 4,776 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+48%
-34%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+34%
-22%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+19%
-14%
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-7)
11:20ZSUNRISE
18:58ZSOLAR NOON
02:36ZSUNSET
03:12ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:09Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 26m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:12Z (14h 02m)
DAY LENGTH15h 15m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:42Z
MOONSET23:58Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KRCA
VFR
Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City
- WIND
- 180° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 6 NM N
- AGE
- 14m ago
K49B
VFR
Sturgis Municipal Airport · Sturgis
- WIND
- 100° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM NW
- AGE
- 14m ago
KCUT
VFR
Custer County Airport · Custer
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM SW
- AGE
- 16m ago
KSPF
VFR
Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field · Spearfish
- WIND
- 040° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM NW
- AGE
- 14m ago
KECS
VFR
Mondell Field · Newcastle
- WIND
- 120° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 55 NM W
- AGE
- 14m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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