// Station · 24m ago

KRIC

Richmond International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 010° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 29.96 inHg

ELEV 167 FT

37.5052°N / 77.3197°W

LOCATION · Richmond, US

WIND

010°5 kt

KRIC · 167 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

010°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT035 SCT250

T / Td

30 / 21

ALTIM

29.96"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 010°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 3,500 ft, and scattered at 25,000 ft. 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 KRIC 111554Z 01005KT 10SM SCT035 SCT250 30/21 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP147 T03000206 $

KRIC · day 11 at 15:54 UTC · wind from 010° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,500 ft · scattered layer at 25,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

010°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

02★ HDG 020° H5 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,607'

34 HDG 340° H4 kt X3 kt RIGHT 9,003'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

16 HDG 160° T4 kt X2 kt LEFT —

20 HDG 200° T5 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

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 +15°C

2,000FT

+1,833 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV167 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT126 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KVJI (Virginia Highlands Airport, Abingdon, elev 2,087 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT250

Scattered · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT035

Scattered · base 3,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,319 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:58ZSUNRISE

17:15ZSOLAR NOON

00:33ZSUNSET

01:03ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:03Z (8h 45m) DAY LENGTH14h 34m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:26Z MOONSET22:01Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KW96

VFR

New Kent County Airport · Quinton

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT034
DIST: 9 NM E
AGE: 3m ago

KFCI

VFR

Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport · North Chesterfield

WIND: 300° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN041
DIST: 11 NM SW
AGE: 22m ago

KOFP

VFR

Hanover County Municipal Airport · Hanover

WIND: 320° / 5 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: SCT033
DIST: 13 NM NW
AGE: 24m ago

KPTB

VFR

Dinwiddie County Airport · Petersburg

WIND: 270° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN033
DIST: 21 NM SW
AGE: 3m ago

KFYJ

VFR

Middle Peninsula Regional Airport · Shacklefords

WIND: 320° / 6 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: SCT033
DIST: 27 NM E
AGE: 3m ago

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