Airports › South Dakota › KRCA
KRCA — Ellsworth AFB
Rapid City, SD · field elevation 3,276 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT-RAPCON
KRCA current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KRCA 100555Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM CLR 07/M02 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP195 T00701019 10128 20046 57012
- Wind
- from 190° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 7 °C / dewpoint -2 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.09 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,887 ft · pressure altitude 3,106 ft
- Observed
- 34 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 190° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 4 kt head | 6 kt from the right |
| 31 | 4 kt tail | 6 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
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KRCA 100300Z 1003/1109 VRB06KT 9999 FEW180 QNH2999INS BECMG 1017/1018 30015G30KT 9999 FEW150 QNH3000INS BECMG 1023/1024 28010G20KT 9999 FEW160 QNH3008INS TX18/1020Z TN02/1014Z
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 44.14509, -103.10357
- Elevation
- 3,276 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1341Z / 2331Z
- Tower hours
- 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN, GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS, & HOL.
- Magnetic variation
- 8°E (2015)
- Sectional
- Cheyenne
- County
- Pennington, SD
Airport diagram
Everything else KRCA publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 13,497 | 300 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 120.625
- Tower 1400-0730Z++ MON-THU, 1400-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN, GLOBAL STRIKE COMD DOWN DAYS, & HOL.
- 126.05
- Ground
- 121.8
- Approach
- 119.5
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — ILS
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KRAP Rapid City Rgnl6 nm
- KCUT Custer County33 nm
- KSPF Black Hills-Clyde Ice Fld36 nm
- KECS Mondell Fld54 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KRCA airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other South Dakota 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.