// Station · 1h 8m ago · STALE
KRCA
Ellsworth Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 12 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25.2°C / 13.4°C
ALTIM 29.98 inHg
ELEV 3,276 FT
44.1450°N / 103.1040°W
LOCATION · Rapid City, US
WIND
170°12 kt
KRCA · 3,276 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/12
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
25 / 13
ALTIM
29.98"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 170°/12 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 111355Z AUTO 17012KT 10SM CLR 25/13 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP121 T02520134
KRCA · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · wind from 170° at 12 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.1 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 170° @ 12 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
170°12 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
13★
HDG 130°
H9 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 13,497'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
31
HDG 310°
T9 kt
X8 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 +17°C
5,200FT
+1,924 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,276 FT
OAT+25°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT3,214 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KCUT
(Custer County Airport, Custer, elev 5,602 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+52%
-36%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+36%
-23%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+21%
-16%
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
18:59ZSOLAR NOON
02:37ZSUNSET
03:12ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:03Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 33m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:12Z (12h 09m)
DAY LENGTH15h 16m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:46Z
MOONSET00:02Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KRAP
VFR
Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City
- WIND
- 160° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 6 NM S
- AGE
- 11m ago
K49B
VFR
Sturgis Municipal Airport · Sturgis
- WIND
- 130° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM NW
- AGE
- 8m ago
KCUT
VFR
Custer County Airport · Custer
- WIND
- 220° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM SW
- AGE
- 10m ago
KSPF
VFR
Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field · Spearfish
- WIND
- 040° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM NW
- AGE
- 8m ago
KECS
VFR
Mondell Field · Newcastle
- WIND
- 140° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 55 NM W
- AGE
- 8m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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