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// Station · 28m ago

KRIW

Central Wyoming Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 110° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 34.4°C / 0°C
ALTIM 30.16 inHg
ELEV 5,525 FT
43.0642°N / 108.4600°W
LOCATION · Riverton, US
N
WIND
110°7 kt
KRIW · 5,525 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/7
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
34 / 0
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.16"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 110°/7 kt. 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 KRIW 111853Z AUTO 11007KT 10SM CLR 34/00 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP127 T03440000

KRIW · day 11 at 18:53 UTC · wind from 110° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 34°C / dewpoint 0°C · altimeter 30.16" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
110°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
10 HDG 100° H7 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,204'
19 HDG 190° H1 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
01 HDG 010° T1 kt X7 kt RIGHT
28 HDG 280° T7 kt X1 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 6,525 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 +30°C

8,900FT
+3,375 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
9,300 7,800 6,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,525 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+30°C PRESSURE ALT5,283 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTEX (Telluride Regional Airport, Telluride, elev 9,070 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+89%
-62%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+62%
-40%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+36%
-27%

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 · 22,899 FT KRIW ELEV · 5,525 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL22,899 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:45ZSUNRISE
19:20ZSOLAR NOON
02:54ZSUNSET
03:29ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:21Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:29Z (8h 07m) DAY LENGTH15h 08m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE09:20Z MOONSET00:29Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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