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Christmas Island airport (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↑,→ 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
Coming to Christmas Island airport
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Aviation weather for Christmas Island airport YPXM XCH
METAR for Christmas Island airport YPXM XCH
YPXM 280630Z AUTO 16007KT 120V190 9999 // FEW017 BKN022 BKN029 26/22 Q1011
Decoded METAR for Christmas Island airport YPXM XCH
METAR issued by YPXM on Friday, November 28, 2025 at 06:30 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 19 hours and 55 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 26°C = 79°F, dew point is 22°C = 72°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 79 %.
QNH is 1011hPa = 29.85inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 160°.
Clouds : few clouds at 1700ft = 520m. broken at 2200ft = 670m. broken at 2900ft = 880m.
TAF for Christmas Island airport YPXM XCH
YPXM 280444Z 2806/2906 17007KT 9999 BKN020
Decoded TAF for Christmas Island airport YPXM XCH
TAF issued by YPXM on Thursday, November 27, 2025 at 04:44 UTC, issued 21 hours and 41 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, November 28, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Saturday, November 29, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
2806/2906 17007KT 9999 BKN020
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 170°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 2000ft = 610m
NOTAM for Christmas Island airport
Around Christmas Island airport (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 (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 (WICN CJN WI1A) at 268mi↑NOTAM
- 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↑NOTAM
- Santosa Hospital heliport ( ID-0140) at 277mi↑
- Husein Sastranegara International airport (WICC BDO ) at 277mi↑NOTAM
- Udara Atang Senjaya airport (WIAJ ) at 280mi↑defunct airport
- Citeurup Paraglider airport ( ID-0242) at 284mi↑
- Rumpin airport ( WI1C) at 289mi↑
- Budiarto airport (WICB ) at 293mi↑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