// Station · 19m ago

YPPD

Port Hedland International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 360° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 20°C / 13°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 33 FT

20.3828°S / 118.6298°E

LOCATION · Port Hedland, AU

WIND

360°5 kt

YPPD · 33 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

360°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

20 / 13

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 360°/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 271030Z AUTO 36005KT 9999 // NCD 20/13 Q1017

YPPD · day 27 at 10:30 UTC · wind from 360° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 20°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

360°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

36★ HDG 360° H5 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 3,281'

32 HDG 320° H4 kt X3 kt RIGHT 8,202'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

14 HDG 140° T4 kt X3 kt LEFT —

18 HDG 180° T5 kt X0 kt — —

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 +5°C

500FT

+467 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV33 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT-79 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YFRT (Forrest Airport, elev 511 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+5%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-2%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-2%

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 LEVEL10,134 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

22:33ZSUNRISE

04:04ZSOLAR NOON

09:34ZSUNSET

09:58ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS09:58Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 01m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE07:16Z MOONSET18:17Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of YPPD.

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