// 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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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
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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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
// 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)
// Area map · 160 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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