KFCI — Richmond Exec/Chesterfield County
Richmond, VA · field elevation 236 ft · NON-ATCT
KFCI current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KFCI 100256Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP202 T00780056 51015 $
- Wind
- from 360° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 8 °C / dewpoint 6 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.09 inHg
- Density altitude
- -774 ft · pressure altitude 66 ft
- Observed
- 20 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 360° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 15 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KFCI — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KFCI — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 37.40644, -77.52483
- Elevation
- 236 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1144Z / 2203Z
- Magnetic variation
- 10°W (2005)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Washington
- County
- Chesterfield, VA
Everything else KFCI publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 5,500 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 124.6
- CTAF
- 123.05
- UNICOM
- 123.05
- Approach
- 118.2
- Approach
- 126.75
Published procedures
- 4 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KRIC Richmond Intl11 nm
- KPTB Tri Cities Exec/Dinwiddie County13 nm
- KOFP Hanover County Muni19 nm
- KBKT Allan C Perkinson/Blackstone AAF28 nm
- KAKQ Wakefield Muni35 nm
- KFYJ Middle Peninsula Rgnl37 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KFCI airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Virginia airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.