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// Station · 9m ago

KRAP

Rapid City Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 180° / 10 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25.6°C / 14.4°C
ALTIM 30.01 inHg
ELEV 3,204 FT
44.0453°N / 103.0570°W
LOCATION · Rapid City, US
N
WIND
180°10 kt
KRAP · 3,204 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/10
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 14
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.01"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 180°/10 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KRAP 111352Z 18010KT 10SM CLR 26/14 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02560144

KRAP · day 11 at 13:52 UTC · wind from 180° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 10 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
180°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
14 HDG 140° H8 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,701'
23 HDG 230° H6 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 80%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
05 HDG 050° T6 kt X8 kt RIGHT
32 HDG 320° T8 kt X6 kt LEFT
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 +17°C

5,100FT
+1,896 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
6,600 5,300 4,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,204 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT3,113 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K82V (Pine Bluffs Municipal Airport, Pine Bluffs, elev 5,152 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+51%
-36%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+36%
-23%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+20%
-15%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,133 FT KRAP ELEV · 3,204 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,133 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:20ZSUNRISE
18:58ZSOLAR NOON
02:36ZSUNSET
03:12ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 35m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:12Z (13h 10m) DAY LENGTH15h 15m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:44Z MOONSET00:00Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KRAP.

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