// Station · 5h 22m ago · STALE

AYPY

Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 15 kt G25

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 5,000 ft

T/Td 25°C / 19°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 146 FT

9.4434°S / 147.2200°E

LOCATION · Port Moresby, PG

WIND

160°15 kt

AYPY · 146 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/15G25

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN050

LAYERS

BKN050

T / Td

25 / 19

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 5,000 ft. Brisk winds at 160°/15 kt, gusting 25, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 5,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR AYPY 111200Z 16015G25KT 9999 BKN050 25/19 Q1013

AYPY · day 11 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 160° at 15 kt, gusts to 25 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 5,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 15 ktG25

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

160°15G25 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

14L★ HDG 140° H14 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,022'

14R HDG 140° H14 kt X5 kt RIGHT 4,625'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

32R HDG 320° T14 kt X5 kt LEFT —

32L HDG 320° T14 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,146 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +10°C

1,400FT

+1,254 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV146 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT152 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at AYTB (Tabubil Airport, Tabubil, elev 1,570 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+14%

-10%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+10%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-4%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN050

Broken · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING5,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL12,772 ft VFR MARGIN+2,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+10)

20:29ZSUNRISE

02:17ZSOLAR NOON

08:05ZSUNSET

08:28ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:22Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 43m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:28Z (15h 06m) DAY LENGTH11h 36m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE17:59Z MOONSET05:36Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of AYPY.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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