// Station · 34m ago

YPDN

Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin

CAT VFR

WIND 060° / 2 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 21°C / 20°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 103 FT

12.4150°S / 130.8818°E

LOCATION · Darwin, AU

WIND

060°2 kt

YPDN · 103 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

060°/2

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

21 / 20

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 060°/2 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. 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 YPDN 111630Z AUTO 06002KT 9999 // NCD 21/20 Q1016

YPDN · day 11 at 16:30 UTC · wind from 060° at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

060°2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

11 HDG 110° —CALM —— 11,004'

29 HDG 290° —CALM —— 11,004'

18 HDG 180° —CALM —— 5,000'

36 HDG 360° —CALM —— 5,000'

Pattern altitude: 1,103 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 +6°C

700FT

+597 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV103 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT21 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YKKG (Kalkgurung Airport, elev 646 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+7%

-5%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+5%

-3%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+3%

-2%

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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,709 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+9)

21:39ZSUNRISE

03:23ZSOLAR NOON

09:06ZSUNSET

09:29ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS09:29Z (16h 24m) DAY LENGTH11h 26m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE19:09Z MOONSET06:36Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

YPTN

VFR

Tindal Airport

WIND: 140° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 154 NM SE
AGE: 34m ago

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