KRCV — Astronaut Kent Rominger
Del Norte, CO · field elevation 7,955 ft · NON-ATCT
3 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KRCV current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KRCV 252335Z AUTO 26011KT 10SM SCT080 BKN095 16/06 A3023 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E T01630056
- Wind
- from 260° at 11 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 9,500 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 6 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.23 inHg
- Density altitude
- 9,598 ft · pressure altitude 7,645 ft
- Observed
- 25 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 260° at 11 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | 11 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 21 | 8 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 03 | 8 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 06 | 11 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
Pilot reports
3 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 8,500–43,000 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KRCV — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KRCV — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 37.71378, -106.35202
- Elevation
- 7,955 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1257Z / 0056Z
- Magnetic variation
- 8°E (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Denver
- County
- Rio Grande, CO
Everything else KRCV publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 6,051 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 03/21 | 4,812 | 60 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KALS San Luis Valley Rgnl/Bergman Fld28 nm
- KPSO Stevens Fld42 nm
- KANK Salida/Harriett Alexander Fld52 nm
- KGUC Gunnison-Crested Butte Rgnl56 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KRCV airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Colorado 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.