// Station · 7m ago
KRLD
Richland Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 10 kt G15
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22.9°C / 3.3°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 394 FT
46.3056°N / 119.3040°W
LOCATION · Richland, US
WIND
220°10 kt
KRLD · 394 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/10G15
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
23 / 3
ALTIM
30.10"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 220°/10 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 KRLD 302055Z AUTO 22010G15KT 10SM CLR 23/03 A3010 RMK AO2 T02290033
KRLD · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 220° at 10 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 220° @ 10 ktG15
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
220°10G15 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
19★
HDG 190°
H9 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,009'
26
HDG 260°
H8 kt
X6 kt LEFT
4,001'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
08
HDG 080°
T8 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
—
01
HDG 010°
T9 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
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 +8°C
1,200FT
+806 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV394 FT
OAT+23°C
ISA DELTA+8°C
PRESSURE ALT211 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KALW
(Walla Walla Regional Airport, Walla Walla, elev 1,194 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%
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)
12:11ZSUNRISE
19:56ZSOLAR NOON
03:40ZSUNSET
04:18ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 38m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:18Z (7h 15m)
DAY LENGTH15h 29m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE23:41Z
MOONSET15:10Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KPSC
VFR
Tri Cities Airport · Pasco
- WIND
- VRB / 5 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 8 NM E
- AGE
- 9m ago
KHRI
VFR
Hermiston Municipal Airport · Hermiston
- WIND
- 250° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM S
- AGE
- 9m ago
KPDT
VFR
Eastern Oregon Regional Airport at Pendleton · Pendleton
- WIND
- 270° / 16 ktG24
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM SE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KALW
VFR
Walla Walla Regional Airport · Walla Walla
- WIND
- VRB / 5 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 44 NM E
- AGE
- 9m ago
K9S9
VFR
Lexington Airport · Lexington
- WIND
- 250° / 13 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 54 NM S
- AGE
- 7m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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