US-5861 Weather Rice Airport

Lake Havasu City, ArizonaElevation 1,650 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KHII · 6 NM SW · 8 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KHII
WIND
290@9
gust 14 kt
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 290° at 7 kt, gusting 12 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 28C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon sunny, high near 78F, low near 58F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Friday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Sunny 78/58 NW 6 kt – 0%
Monday Sunny 80/59 NNW 3 kt – 0%
Tuesday Sunny 81/61 SE 10 kt 16 kt 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 81/63 SE 10 kt – 5%
Thursday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 80/63 SE 11 kt – 38%
Friday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 75/59 SSE 14 kt – 38% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Saturday Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 73/57 SSE 12 kt – 59%

Source: National Weather Service (office VEF). Forecast issued 2202Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-5861. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,650 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0050Z 5:50 PM
Sunrise
1352Z 6:52 AM
Loggable night
0116Z (6:16 PM local) → 1326Z (6:26 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0050Z (5:50 PM local) → 1352Z (6:52 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0150Z (6:50 PM local) → 1252Z (5:52 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Rice Airport is in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Field elevation 1,650 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-5861
RegionArizona
CountryUnited States
Coordinates34.6466, -114.2704
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-5861 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KHII (6 NM SW, VFR).

FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-5861 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-5861. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-5861 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-5861. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-5861?
US-5861 sits at 1,650 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-5861?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.