What happens when RVR data is not available?
If no RVR data is currently being received for an airport, the message “Data Not Available” will be displayed for that airport. If RVR data is available for the selected airport, the “RVR Details” webpage will contain a table that displays the following information, with each runway shown as a separate row in the table:
What do you need to know about the RVR website?
This help guide provides information about the RVRW (Runway Visual Range Website), a web application that presents visibility level readings for airports and their runways from the airports’ RVR equipment as delivered by the FAA’s System Wide Information Management (SWIM) infrastructure.
What does RVR stand for on Runway 18?
In this example, “R18R” means RVR is being reported for runway 18 Right. (Screenshots taken from our Aviation Weather Products online course) RVR visibility is coded using four digits, representing RVR distance in feet. In this example, “1600” indicates the RVR for runway 18R is 1600 feet.
How to check the RVR status of an airport?
Figure 2 depicts the RVR Details webpage for the selected airport, with the airport three-letter ID and full airport name, the UTC time and date of the last update, and links for navigating to the “RVR Status Monitor”, “Airport Name Lookup”, and “Help” webpages at the top of the page. This webpage will update automatically every 60 seconds.
When to use RVR instead of visibility report?
For new instrument pilots, the runway visual range (RVR) systems are a little intimidating and confusing. Why use RVR instead of just using the visibility report? What is the difference between visibility and RVR reports?
How can I find out if my RVR is working?
Here is the corresponding NOTAM: The FAA’s status monitor page is a quick way to determine if the RVR is working at a particular airport. Just be careful and check the NOTAMs as well. The NOTAM website and the RVR Status Monitor website do NOT talk to each other.
In this example, “R18R” means RVR is being reported for runway 18 Right. (Screenshots taken from our Aviation Weather Products online course) RVR visibility is coded using four digits, representing RVR distance in feet. In this example, “1600” indicates the RVR for runway 18R is 1600 feet.
Which is better RVR or runway visual range?
The advantage of the RVR system is it gives you an excellent idea of what’s happening on the runway. This is an important distinction because visibility reported on the METAR doesn’t give completely accurate visibility readings if the weather station isn’t near the runway.