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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
2,900 1,800 700
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,756 FT KRID ELEV · 1,140 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,756 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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