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// 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
N
WIND
170°5 kt
YPPD · 33 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

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
N
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
1,900 400 -1,100
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 8,114 FT YPPD ELEV · 33 FT
// 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)

// Area map · 200 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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