KRIC — Richmond Intl
Richmond, VA · field elevation 168 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT
KRIC current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KRIC 111154Z 22003KT 8SM FEW100 OVC240 24/20 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP156 70044 T02390200 10239 20211 50001
- Wind
- from 220° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 24,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 24 °C / dewpoint 20 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.98 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,190 ft · pressure altitude 108 ft
- Observed
- 24 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 220° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 16 | 1 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 34 | 1 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 02 | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 30,000–30,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KRIC 111120Z 1112/1212 25005KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150 FM111600 28008KT P6SM SCT050 FM112100 22008KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 1122/1202 VRB15G30KT 2SM TSRA BKN030CB FM120500 26005KT P6SM SCT150
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 37.50518, -77.31974
- Elevation
- 168 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1022Z / 0006Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- -10° (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Washington
- County
- Henrico, VA
Airport diagram
Everything else KRIC publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 9,003 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 02/20 | 6,607 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 119.15
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 121.1
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 127.55
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 118.2
- Approach 001-185
- 126.4
- Approach 186-360
- 126.75
Published procedures
- 17 approaches — ILS, LG, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 4 departures published
- 3 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KFCI Richmond Exec/Chesterfield County11 nm
- KOFP Hanover County Muni13 nm
- KPTB Tri Cities Exec/Dinwiddie County21 nm
- KFYJ Middle Peninsula Rgnl27 nm
- KXSA Tappahannock/Essex County29 nm
- KJGG Waltrip Williamsburg Exec Airport33 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KRIC 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.