KRFI — Rusk County
Henderson, TX · field elevation 442 ft · NON-ATCT
KRFI current weather
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KRFI 111215Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM OVC016 23/23 A3011 RMK AO2 CIG 015V019 T02350226 $
- Wind
- from 160° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 1,600 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 24 °C / dewpoint 23 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.11 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,321 ft · pressure altitude 252 ft
- Observed
- 3 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 160° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 12 | 3 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 30 | 3 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
| 35 | 4 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
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 KRFI — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KRFI — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 32.14172, -94.85173
- Elevation
- 442 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1141Z / 0107Z
- Magnetic variation
- 3° (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Sectional
- Memphis
- County
- Rusk, TX
Everything else KRFI publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 4,005 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 12/30 | 3,002 | 75 | ASPH | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach
- 124.275
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KRFI airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Texas 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.