// Station · 11m ago

YPPD

Port Hedland International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 16°C / 13°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 33 FT

20.3828°S / 118.6298°E

LOCATION · Port Hedland, AU

WIND

170°5 kt

YPPD · 33 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

16 / 13

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 170°/5 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 111400Z AUTO 17005KT 9999 // NCD 16/13 Q1018

YPPD · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 170° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 16°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

170°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

18★ HDG 180° H5 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,281'

14 HDG 140° H4 kt X2 kt RIGHT 8,202'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

32 HDG 320° T4 kt X2 kt LEFT —

36 HDG 360° T5 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

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

-0FT

-33 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV33 FT OAT+16°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 LEVEL8,114 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

22:42ZSUNRISE

04:11ZSOLAR NOON

09:41ZSUNSET

10:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:04Z (past) DAY LENGTH10h 58m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE20:06Z MOONSET07:04Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

YNWN

VFR

Newman Airport · Newman

WIND: 100° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 194 NM S
AGE: 11m ago

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