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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
6,600 5,300 4,000
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,719 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 LEVEL14,719 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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