Christmas Island Airport

YPXM · Christmas Island

METAR YPXM · Christmas Island Airport

27 April 12:00 LT
18m
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 090° Christmas Island Airport 18/36
Wind: 8 kt, 3 beaufort

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SCT 100
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OVC 700
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OVC 1,600
METAR YPXM 270500Z AUTO 09008KT 9999 -SHRA SCT001 OVC007 OVC016 26/25 Q1011

METAR Christmas Island Airport - YPXM/XCH

Christmas Island Airport is a midsized airport in Christmas Island. The airport is located at latitude -10.45025 and longitude 105.69100. The airport has one runway: 18/36. The ICAO airport code of this field is YPXM. The airport's IATA code is XCH. The airport is in the Jakarta FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Christmas Island Airport on April 27, 2024 12:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 090° with a speed of 8 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 100 ft, overcast clouds at an altitude of 700 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 1,600 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 700 ft.

Current weather is light showers rain. The temperature and wind chill are 26 °C. The dew point is 25 °C, the relative humidity is 94%. The air pressure at sea level is 1011 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 17:47. This applies to Christmas Island Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +7 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
18/36 174°-354° 8 kt 99 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

100 ft SCT Scattered clouds
700 ft OVC Overcast clouds
1,600 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light showers rain
Temperature 26 °C
Dewpoint 25 °C
Rel. humidity 94%
Kp-index 3 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:01
Midday
11:54
Sunset
17:47 (5:29h)

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