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// 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
N
WIND
010°5 kt
KRIC · 167 FT
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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
N
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
2,600 1,850 1,100
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,319 FT SCT035 SCT250 KRIC ELEV · 167 FT
// 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

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