Richmond Airport (08R) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:15 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOQU), 08R has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 350° at 7 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Richmond Airport in West Kingston, RI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOQU): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Richmond Airport (08R) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around West Kingston, RI at a field elevation of 130 ft. 08R has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOQU, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 2,129 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPVD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOQU, 11.4 nm away.
Wind from the north (350°) at 7 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 30.44 inHg.
METAR KOQU 280715Z AUTO 35007KT CLR 06/M01 A3044 RMK AO2 PWINO
What changed at KOQU (nearest station)?
Since the 0655Z (2:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0655Z (2:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 08R
Based on the nearest station (KOQU), 08R has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 350° at 7 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (29). Density altitude is approximately -1,550 ft (field elevation 130 ft). 08R does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPVD, about 17 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29FAV | 2,129 ft | ASPH-P | 2 kt head | 7 kt right |
| 11 | 2,129 ft | ASPH-P | 2 kt tail | 7 kt left |
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08R runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 11/292,129 × 30 ft · ASPH-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at 08RWind
- 11
- 2 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
- 29
- 2 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 16→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
08R weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 08R
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOQU reported mostly VFR across 74 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,700 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 29
- 65%
- 11
- 35%
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Live crosswind meter
08R has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOQU, 11 nm away.
Wind is 72° off runway 29, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 11/29 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Daily 0900-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 08R
- City
- West Kingston
- State
- Rhode Island
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 130 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.4895, -71.6206
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,129 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOQU
- TAF
- Nearest KPVD
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 14h 23m
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Pilot PIREPs for Richmond Airport (08R)
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