// Station · 19m ago
KRLD
Richland Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 35.3°C / 7.6°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 394 FT
46.3056°N / 119.3040°W
LOCATION · Richland, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KRLD · 394 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
35 / 8
ALTIM
29.94"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. 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 KRLD 142335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 35/08 A2994 RMK AO2 T03530076
KRLD · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 35°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
01
HDG 010°
—CALM
——
4,009'
19
HDG 190°
—CALM
——
4,009'
08
HDG 080°
—CALM
——
4,001'
26
HDG 260°
—CALM
——
4,001'
Pattern altitude: 1,394 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 +21°C
2,900FT
+2,506 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV394 FT
OAT+35°C
ISA DELTA+21°C
PRESSURE ALT371 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KPUW
(Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport, Pullman, elev 2,556 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+29%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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-8)
12:20ZSUNRISE
20:04ZSOLAR NOON
03:48ZSUNSET
04:25ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:54Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 53m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:25Z (4h 31m)
DAY LENGTH15h 27m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE12:30Z
MOONSET03:58Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KPSC
VFR
Tri Cities Airport · Pasco
- WIND
- 010° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 8 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 1m ago
K1S5
VFR
Sunnyside Municipal Airport · Sunnyside
- WIND
- 100° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM W
- AGE
- 19m ago
KHRI
VFR
Hermiston Municipal Airport · Hermiston
- WIND
- 350° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 1m ago
KPDT
VFR
Eastern Oregon Regional Airport at Pendleton · Pendleton
- WIND
- 310° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM SE
- AGE
- 1h 1m ago
KALW
VFR
Walla Walla Regional Airport · Walla Walla
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 44 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 1m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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