// Station · 26m ago

YPKU

East Kimberley Regional (Kununurra) Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 150° / 3 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 18°C / 15°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 145 FT

15.7781°S / 128.7080°E

LOCATION · Kununurra, AU

WIND

150°3 kt

YPKU · 145 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/3

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

18 / 15

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 150°/3 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 YPKU 111400Z AUTO 15003KT 9999 // NCD 18/15 Q1017

YPKU · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 150° at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 18°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

150°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

12 HDG 120° —CALM —— 6,000'

30 HDG 300° —CALM —— 6,000'

Pattern altitude: 1,145 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 +3°C

400FT

+255 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV145 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT33 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YFTZ (Fitzroy Crossing Airport, elev 368 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+4%

-3%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+3%

-2%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-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 LEVEL9,236 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

21:54ZSUNRISE

03:31ZSOLAR NOON

09:08ZSUNSET

09:32ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS09:32Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 14m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE19:18Z MOONSET06:33Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of YPKU.

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