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RAAF Base Richmond airport (Australia)
RAAF Base Richmond airport is located near Richmond, with Richmond at 1mi↑, Windsor at 2mi↑, Wilberforce at 4mi↑, Pitt Town at 5mi↑, Kurrajong at 7mi↑, Riverstone at 8mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Australia and Southernmost airports in Australia
→ See also airports in Australia
aerial view of RAAF Base Richmond airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : YSRI
- IATA code : XRH
- Local code : -
Elevation : 20 m = 66ft
→ See also Highest airports in Australia and Lowest airports in Australia
Runways
- runway 10/28 : 2134m = 7001ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Australia
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Aviation weather for RAAF Base Richmond airport YSRI XRH
METAR for RAAF Base Richmond airport YSRI XRH
METAR YSRI 212000Z AUTO 28004KT 9999 // OVC016 18/15 Q1005 RMK RF00.0/000.0
Decoded METAR for RAAF Base Richmond airport YSRI XRH
METAR issued by YSRI on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 20:00 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 hours and 15 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 18°C = 64°F, dew point is 15°C = 59°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 83 %.
QNH is 1005hPa = 29.68inHg
Wind 7km/h = 4kt, direction is 280°.
Clouds : overcast at 1600ft = 490m.
Remarks : RF000/0000
TAF for RAAF Base Richmond airport YSRI XRH
YSRI 211732Z 2118/2218 20006KT 9999 SCT012 FM212000 01006KT CAVOK BECMG 2122/2200 33020G36KT CAVOK FM220600 27020G36KT CAVOK BECMG 2209/2211 27008KT CAVOK PROB30 INTER 2204/2211 VRB30G50KT 5000 TSRA SCT120CB RMK FM211800 SEV TURB BLW 5000FT TL221100 FM221100 MOD TURB BLW 5000FT TL221400 T 17 23 34 38 Q 1004 1003 1000 996
Decoded TAF for RAAF Base Richmond airport YSRI XRH
TAF issued by YSRI on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 17:32 UTC, issued 5 hours and 43 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, October 21, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 21, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC
2118/2218 20006KT 9999 SCT012
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 200°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 1200ft = 370m
from Tuesday, October 21, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 21, 2025 à 22:00 heure UTC
FM212000 01006KT CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 10°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Tuesday, October 21, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2122/2200 33020G36KT CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 36kt = 67km/h, direction is 330°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
from Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
FM220600 27020G36KT CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 36kt = 67km/h, direction is 270°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 11:00 heure TU to Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2209/2211 27008KT CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 270°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
probability of 30% to have from Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 04:00 heure TU to Wednesday, October 22, 2025 à 11:00 heure UTC
PROB30 INTER 2204/2211 VRB30G50KT 5000 TSRA SCT120CB
wind 30kt = 56km/h with gusts at 50kt = 93km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
thunderstorm rain
scattered clouds at 12000ft = 3660m
VAC for RAAF Base Richmond airport YSRI XRH
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for RAAF Base Richmond airport
Around RAAF Base Richmond airport (Australia)
near
- Hotels in Richmond
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 5533mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 9886mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 9951mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 10213mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 10216mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 10223mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 10238mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 10280mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 10281mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 10298mi↑
- Station de montagne Grindelwald-Wengen at 10301mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 10305mi↑
- for RAAF Base Richmond airport at 0mi↑
- for Hawkesbury Hospital airport at 2mi↑
- for Nepean Hospital airport at 12mi↑
nearest airports to RAAF Base Richmond airport (Australia)
- Hawkesbury Hospital heliport (YXHA ) at 2mi↑NOTAM
- Nepean Hospital heliport (YXNE ) at 12mi↑NOTAM
- Mount Druitt Hospital heliport (YXMD ) at 12mi↑NOTAM
- RAAF Base Glenbrook heliport (YGNB ) at 14mi↑NOTAM
- Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Helicopter Landing Site heliport ( AU-0150) at 16mi↑
- Aussies - Austral Bricks Helicopter landing Site heliport ( AU-0146) at 16mi↑
- Saint Mary's / Kennetts airport ( AU-0412) at 16mi↑
- Glenbrook NPWS heliport (YGLK ) at 16mi↑NOTAM
- Westmead NETS Base Hospital heliport (YWNT ) at 18mi↑NOTAM
- Westmead Hospital heliport (YWST ) at 18mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Australia
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap