// Station · 13m ago
KRID
Richmond Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 12 kt G15
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23°C / 8°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 1,140 FT
39.7572°N / 84.8428°W
LOCATION · Richmond, US
WIND
050°12 kt
KRID · 1,140 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/12G15
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
23 / 8
ALTIM
30.07"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 050°/12 kt, gusting 15. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KRID 301915Z AUTO 05012G15KT 10SM CLR 23/08 A3007 RMK AO2
KRID · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 050° at 12 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 050° @ 12 ktG15
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
050°12G15 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
06★
HDG 060°
H12 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,502'
33
HDG 330°
H2 kt
X12 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 80%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
15
HDG 150°
T2 kt
X12 kt LEFT
—
24
HDG 240°
T12 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,140 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 +10°C
2,200FT
+1,060 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,140 FT
OAT+23°C
ISA DELTA+10°C
PRESSURE ALT987 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K6A4
(Johnson County Airport, Mountain City, elev 2,240 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:15ZSUNRISE
17:38ZSOLAR NOON
01:01ZSUNSET
01:32ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:28Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 32m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:32Z (6h 04m)
DAY LENGTH14h 45m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE21:42Z
MOONSET12:27Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KOXD
VFR
Miami University Airport · Oxford
- WIND
- 080° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM S
- AGE
- 13m ago
KUWL
VFR
New Castle-Henry County Municipal Airport · New Castle
- WIND
- 050° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM W
- AGE
- 18m ago
KMWO
VFR
Middletown Regional Airport · Middletown
- WIND
- 050° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM SE
- AGE
- 13m ago
KHAO
VFR
Butler Co Regional Airport - Hogan Field · Hamilton
- WIND
- 070° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM SE
- AGE
- 35m ago
KDAY
VFR
James M. Cox Dayton International Airport · Dayton
- WIND
- 070° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 30 NM E
- AGE
- 32m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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