// Station · 11m ago

YPXM

Christmas Island International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 120° / 9 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 2,100 ft

T/Td 24°C / 21°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 916 FT

10.4504°S / 105.6911°E

LOCATION · Flying Fish Cove, CX

WIND

120°9 kt

YPXM · 916 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/9

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN021

LAYERS

BKN021 BKN071

T / Td

24 / 21

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,100 ft. Moderate winds at 120°/9 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 2,100 ft, and broken at 7,100 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR YPXM 111800Z AUTO 12009KT 9999 // BKN021 BKN071 24/21 Q1014

YPXM · day 11 at 18:00 UTC · wind from 120° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 2,100 ft · broken layer at 7,100 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 9 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

120°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

18★ HDG 180° H5 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,900'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

36 HDG 360° T5 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,916 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 +11°C

2,200FT

+1,284 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV916 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT893 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,200 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,284 ft above YPXM's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN071

Broken · base 7,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN021

Broken · base 2,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL13,037 ft VFR MARGIN-900 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+7)

23:17ZSUNRISE

05:03ZSOLAR NOON

10:50ZSUNSET

11:13ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 38m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:13Z (17h 01m) DAY LENGTH11h 33m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE20:49Z MOONSET08:22Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of YPXM.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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