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// Station · 8m ago

KRIC

Richmond International Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 220° / 8 kt
VIS 5.0 SM
CEILING BKN at 1,000 ft
T/Td 22.8°C / 22.2°C
ALTIM 29.99 inHg
WX BR
ELEV 167 FT
37.5052°N / 77.3197°W
LOCATION · Richmond, US
N
WIND
220°8 kt
KRIC · 167 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/8
 
 
 
VIS
5.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN010
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN010 BKN075 OVC110
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.99"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,000 ft. Moderate winds at 220°/8 kt, visibility 5.0 SM, broken at 1,000 ft, broken at 7,500 ft, and overcast at 11,000 ft. Reported weather: BR. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI KRIC 271146Z 22008KT 5SM BR BKN010 BKN075 OVC110 23/22 A2999 RMK AO2 RAE01 P0000 T02280222 $

KRIC · day 27 at 11:46 UTC · wind from 220° at 8 kt · visibility 5.0 SM · broken layer at 1,000 ft · broken layer at 7,500 ft · overcast at 11,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · weather: BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
220°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
20 HDG 200° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,607'
16 HDG 160° H4 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 88%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
34 HDG 340° T4 kt X7 kt LEFT
02 HDG 020° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,167 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 +8°C

1,100FT
+933 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
1,600 1,050 500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV167 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT93 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KROA (Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport, Roanoke, elev 1,175 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+11%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,682 FT BKN010 · CEILING BKN075 OVC110 KRIC ELEV · 167 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC110
Overcast · base 11,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas
BKN075
Broken · base 7,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
BKN010
Broken · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING1,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL11,682 ft VFR MARGIN-2,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:53ZSUNRISE
17:07ZSOLAR NOON
00:22ZSUNSET
00:52ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 27m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:52Z (12h 58m) DAY LENGTH14h 28m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE18:38Z MOONSET09:07Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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