// Station · 12m ago

YPKG

Kalgoorlie Boulder Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 8°C / 6°C

ALTIM 30.27 inHg

ELEV 1,203 FT

30.7915°S / 121.4646°E

LOCATION · Broadwood, AU

WIND

180°6 kt

YPKG · 1,203 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

8 / 6

ALTIM

30.27"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 180°/6 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 YPKG 111300Z AUTO 18006KT 9999 // NCD 08/06 Q1025

YPKG · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 8°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.27" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

180°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

18★ HDG 180° H6 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 3,936'

11 HDG 110° H2 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

29 HDG 290° T2 kt X6 kt LEFT —

36 HDG 360° T6 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 2,203 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 -5°C

200FT

-1,003 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,203 FT OAT+8°C ISA DELTA-5°C PRESSURE ALT855 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YABA (Albany Airport, Albany, elev 233 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+2%

-1%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+1%

-1%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+1%

-1%

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 LEVEL5,243 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+8)

22:52ZSUNRISE

04:00ZSOLAR NOON

09:08ZSUNSET

09:35ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS09:35Z (past) DAY LENGTH10h 16m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE20:14Z MOONSET06:30Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

YESP

MVFR

Esperance Airport · Esperance

WIND: 290° / 9 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: OVC023
DIST: 175 NM S
AGE: 1m ago

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