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Christmas Island airport at Christmas Island (Christmas Island)
Christmas Island airport is located near Christmas Island, with Drumsite at 1mi↑, Flying Fish Cove at 2mi↑, Territory of Christmas Island at 4mi↑, Sindangbarang at 230mi↑, Cigarogol at 230mi↑, Cikamurang at 231mi↑, Kebonkopi at 231mi↑, Cikole at 232mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Christmas Island and Southernmost airports in Christmas Island
→ See also airports in Christmas Island
aerial view of Christmas Island airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : YPXM
- IATA code : XCH
- Local code : -
Elevation : 279 m = 915ft
→ See also Highest airports in Christmas Island and Lowest airports in Christmas Island
Runways
- runway 18/36 : 2103m = 6900ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Christmas Island
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Aviation weather for Christmas Island airport YPXM XCH
METAR for Christmas Island airport YPXM XCH
YPXM 271430Z AUTO 26007KT 9999 // SCT004 24/23 Q1010
Decoded METAR for Christmas Island airport YPXM XCH
METAR issued by YPXM on Monday, January 27, 2025 at 14:30 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 27 days and 663 hours and -38841 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 24°C = 75°F, dew point is 23°C = 73°F. The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 94%.
QNH is 1010hPa = 29.83inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 260°.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 400ft = 120m.
TAF for Christmas Island airport YPXM XCH
YPXM 271105Z 2712/2812 25006KT 8000 -SHRA BKN018 FM280000 27010KT 9999 -SHRA SCT015 BKN020 TEMPO 2712/2806 1000 +SHRA BKN008 SCT020TCU INTER 2806/2812 1000 +SHRA BKN008 SCT020TCU PROB30 TEMPO 2712/2804 VRB20G35KT 0500 +TSRA BKN003 SCT020CB
Decoded TAF for Christmas Island airport YPXM XCH
TAF issued by YPXM on Monday, January 27, 2025 at 11:05 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 27 days and 19 hours and 4 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, January 27, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Monday, January 27, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
2712/2812 25006KT 8000 -SHRA BKN018
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 250°
Visibility is 8km = 5mi.
light intensity shower rain
broken at 1800ft = 550m
from Monday, January 27, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Tuesday, January 28, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
FM280000 27010KT 9999 -SHRA SCT015 BKN020
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 270°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
scattered clouds at 1500ft = 460m broken at 2000ft = 610m
temporarily from Monday, January 27, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, January 28, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2712/2806 1000 +SHRA BKN008 SCT020TCU
Visibility is 1km = 1mi.
heavy shower rain
broken at 800ft = 240m scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
from Tuesday, January 28, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Tuesday, January 28, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
INTER 2806/2812 1000 +SHRA BKN008 SCT020TCU
Visibility is 1km = 1mi.
heavy shower rain
broken at 800ft = 240m scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Monday, January 27, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Monday, January 27, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 2712/2804 VRB20G35KT 0500 +TSRA BKN003 SCT020CB
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 35kt = 65km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 1km = 0mi.
heavy thunderstorm rain
broken at 300ft = 90m scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
NOTAM for Christmas Island airport
Around Christmas Island airport at Christmas Island (Christmas Island)
near
- Hotels in Drumsite
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 3547mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 7018mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 7020mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 7030mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 7046mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 7100mi↑
- Station de montagne Grindelwald-Wengen at 7107mi↑
- Station de montagne Saas Fee at 7107mi↑
- Station de montagne Zermatt at 7116mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 7120mi↑
- Station de montagne Kandersteg-Sunnbüel-Oeschinensee at 7121mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 7122mi↑
- for Christmas Island airport at 0mi↑
- for Amandaratu airport at 220mi↑
- for Pelabuhan Ratu airport at 247mi↑
nearest airports to Christmas Island airport at Christmas Island (Christmas Island)
- Amandaratu heliport ( ID-0187) at 220mi↑
- Pelabuhan Ratu airport (WIIR ) at 247mi↑defunct airport
- Cikembar airport ( ID-0244) at 252mi↑
- Lido Airstrip airport ( ID-0243) at 267mi↑
- Nusawiru airport ( CJN WI1A) at 268mi↑
- Sulaiman airport (WIAK ) at 272mi↑defunct airport
- Tanjung Lesung airport ( ID-0186) at 274mi↑
- Batujajar airport ( WI1B) at 274mi↑
- Banyumas Purwokertu airport (WIAP ) at 276mi↑NOTAM
- Cibeureum airport (WICM TSY ) at 276mi↑
- Santosa Hospital heliport ( ID-0140) at 277mi↑
- Husein Sastranegara International airport (WICC BDO ) at 277mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Christmas Island
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap