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// Station · 9m ago

KRIC

Richmond International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 330° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 27.8°C / 21.7°C
ALTIM 29.95 inHg
ELEV 167 FT
37.5052°N / 77.3197°W
LOCATION · Richmond, US
N
WIND
330°6 kt
KRIC · 167 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
330°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW013 FEW040 SCT250
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.95"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 330°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 1,300 ft, a few at 4,000 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 111354Z 33006KT 10SM FEW013 FEW040 SCT250 28/22 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02780217 $

KRIC · day 11 at 13:54 UTC · wind from 330° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,300 ft · a few clouds at 4,000 ft · scattered layer at 25,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
330°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
34 HDG 340° H6 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,003'
02 HDG 020° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT 6,607'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
20 HDG 200° T4 kt X5 kt RIGHT
16 HDG 160° T6 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 +13°C

1,700FT
+1,533 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
2,600 1,850 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV167 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT135 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K0VG (Lee County Airport, Jonesville, elev 1,411 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%

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 · 14,207 FT FEW013 FEW040 SCT250 KRIC ELEV · 167 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT250
Scattered · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
FEW040
Few · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
FEW013
Few · base 1,300 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~56% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,207 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:58ZSUNRISE
17:15ZSOLAR NOON
00:33ZSUNSET
01:03ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 29m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:03Z (11h 00m) DAY LENGTH14h 34m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:22Z MOONSET21:56Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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