Medium Regional Airport • Flying Fish Cove, CX
Elevation: 916 ft (279 m) • -10.4494, 105.6909
Christmas Island Airport (YPXM / XCH) is a medium regional airport serving Flying Fish Cove, CX, situated at an elevation of 916 ft (279 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 0.4° East.
TAF YPXM 041706Z 0418/0518 11010KT 9999 BKN010 BECMG 0500/0502 11010KT 9999 BKN014 BECMG 0512/0514 11009KT 9999 BKN010 TEMPO 0500/0512 9999 BKN012 TEMPO 0514/0518 9999 BKN008
METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.
TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.
Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM