// 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

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

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

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

// 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

KW96

VFR

New Kent County Airport · Quinton

WIND: 320° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT016
DIST: 9 NM E
AGE: 8m ago

KFCI

VFR

Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport · North Chesterfield

WIND: 360° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW022
DIST: 11 NM SW
AGE: 7m ago

KOFP

VFR

Hanover County Municipal Airport · Hanover

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: FEW100
DIST: 13 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

KPTB

VFR

Dinwiddie County Airport · Petersburg

WIND: 340° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN041
DIST: 21 NM SW
AGE: 8m ago

KFYJ

MVFR

Middle Peninsula Regional Airport · Shacklefords

WIND: CALM
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN015
DIST: 27 NM E
AGE: 8m ago

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