// Station · 58m ago
KRCA
Ellsworth Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 180° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 17.9°C / 7.9°C
ALTIM 29.90 inHg
ELEV 3,276 FT
44.1450°N / 103.1040°W
LOCATION · Rapid City, US
WIND
180°7 kt
KRCA · 3,276 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
18 / 8
ALTIM
29.90"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 180°/7 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 KRCA 271055Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM CLR 18/08 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP098 T01790079
KRCA · day 27 at 10:55 UTC · wind from 180° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 18°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1009.8 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 180° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
180°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
13★
HDG 130°
H4 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 13,497'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
31
HDG 310°
T4 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 4,276 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 +9°C
4,400FT
+1,124 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,276 FT
OAT+18°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT3,294 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGCC
(Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport, Gillette, elev 4,365 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+44%
-31%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+31%
-20%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+18%
-13%
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
18:51ZSOLAR NOON
02:25ZSUNSET
03:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:53Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 31m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:00Z (15h 06m)
DAY LENGTH15h 08m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE20:01Z
MOONSET11:10Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
KRAP
VFR
Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City
- WIND
- 150° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 6 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 1m ago
KCDR
VFR
Chadron Municipal Airport · Chadron
- WIND
- 130° / 18 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 78 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KGCC
VFR
Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport · Gillette
- WIND
- 150° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 105 NM W
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KPIR
VFR
Pierre Regional Airport · Pierre
- WIND
- 120° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 122 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KAIA
VFR
Alliance Municipal Airport · Alliance
- WIND
- 140° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 126 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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