// Station · 1h 1m ago · STALE
KRAP
Rapid City Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 15°C / 8.3°C
ALTIM 29.92 inHg
ELEV 3,204 FT
44.0453°N / 103.0570°W
LOCATION · Rapid City, US
WIND
120°3 kt
KRAP · 3,204 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
15 / 8
ALTIM
29.92"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 120°/3 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 270952Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM CLR 15/08 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP104 T01500083
KRAP · day 27 at 09:52 UTC · wind from 120° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 15°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.4 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
120°3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
14
HDG 140°
—CALM
——
8,701'
32
HDG 320°
—CALM
——
8,701'
05
HDG 050°
—CALM
——
3,601'
23
HDG 230°
—CALM
——
3,601'
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 +6°C
4,000FT
+796 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,204 FT
OAT+15°C
ISA DELTA+6°C
PRESSURE ALT3,201 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBFF
(Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport, Scottsbluff, elev 3,967 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+40%
-28%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+28%
-18%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+16%
-12%
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)
11:16ZSUNRISE
18:50ZSOLAR NOON
02:24ZSUNSET
02:59ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:53Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 31m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:59Z (16h 06m)
DAY LENGTH15h 08m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE19:59Z
MOONSET11:07Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
KRCA
VFR
Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City
- WIND
- 170° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 6 NM N
- AGE
- 58m ago
KCDR
VFR
Chadron Municipal Airport · Chadron
- WIND
- 130° / 16 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 73 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KGCC
VFR
Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport · Gillette
- WIND
- 140° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 108 NM W
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KAIA
VFR
Alliance Municipal Airport · Alliance
- WIND
- 140° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 120 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KPIR
VFR
Pierre Regional Airport · Pierre
- WIND
- 210° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 121 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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