// Station · 10m ago

YPPD

Port Hedland International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 14°C / 12°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 33 FT

20.3828°S / 118.6298°E

LOCATION · Port Hedland, AU

WIND

170°4 kt

YPPD · 33 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

14 / 12

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 170°/4 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 YPPD 111600Z AUTO 17004KT 9999 // NCD 14/12 Q1018

YPPD · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 170° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 14°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

170°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

14 HDG 140° —CALM —— 8,202'

32 HDG 320° —CALM —— 8,202'

18 HDG 180° —CALM —— 3,281'

36 HDG 360° —CALM —— 3,281'

Pattern altitude: 1,033 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 -1°C

-300FT

-333 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV33 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT-109 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YCAR (Carnarvon Airport, Carnarvon, elev 13 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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 LEVEL7,104 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

22:42ZSUNRISE

04:12ZSOLAR NOON

09:41ZSUNSET

10:05ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:05Z (17h 54m) DAY LENGTH10h 58m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE20:10Z MOONSET07:09Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

YNWN

VFR

Newman Airport · Newman

WIND: 140° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 194 NM S
AGE: 10m ago

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