Christmas Island Airport, Christmas Island, Australia

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Christmas Island Airport
YPXM/XCH
Christmas Island Airport
Christmas Island, Australia
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Location & QuickFacts
Airport Codes
YPXM (ICAO)
XCH (IATA)
Location Christmas Island, Australia
Airport Type D
Longitude/Latitude
S 10° 27' 02.00" / E 105° 41' 25.00"
-10.450556, 105.690278
Elevation 916 feet (279 meters)
Magnetic Variation E000202 0408
Communications
Type Name Freq 1 Freq 2 Freq 3 Freq 4 Freq 5
Flight Service Station RDO 3470K 6556K 11396K 13318K 17907K
Unicom Or CTAF/Unicom CTAF 122.8

Communication Remarks

  • (SEA-3)
  • (required)
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
Dimensions 6,900 x 148 ft (2103 x 45 m)
Surface Asphalt, asphaltic concrete, tar macadam, or bitumen bound macadam.
PCN 032FAYT
18 36
Heading (Mag/True) 175.0° / 175.0° 355.0° / 355.0°
Latitude S 10° 26' 26.81" S 10° 27' 35.02"
Longitude E 105° 41' 24.80" E 105° 41' 30.45"
Elevation / TDZE 916 ft / U ft 810 ft / U ft
Displaced Threshold 0 ft 0 ft
Slope -1.5° 1.5°
Declared Distances Takeoff: 7104 ft
Landing: 6900 ft 		Takeoff: 7104 ft
Landing: 6900 ft
Lighting System 1 Pilot Controlled Lighting Pilot Controlled Lighting
Lighting System 2 Low Intensity Runway Lighting System Low Intensity Runway Lighting System
Lighting System 3 Type 50 Type 50
Lighting System 4 Type 53 Type 53
Remarks
  • [CAUTION]
    Bird haz. Exp moderate turb on late final apch when sfc wind velocity exceeds 15K-especially fr E drct. Apch guidance extensively infringed - confine IMC or ngt opr to E of rwy.
  • [CSTMS/AG/IMG]
    Avbl PN rqr.
  • [FUEL]
    PN fone C089-164-7419. (NC-A1)
  • [LGT]
    ACTIVATE-Rwy 18-36 and PAPI-122.8. Portable lgt emerg only. PAPI; Rwy 18 GS 3.3 MEHT 53', Rwy 36 MEHT 53'.
  • [MISC]
    Flt plan briefing thru Brisbane. Fone C073-866-3517.
  • [RSTD]
    PPR fr Christmas Island Administrator fone C089-164-8498. Acft abv 72,994 lb GWT use turn-arounds at rwy ends for 180 turns. Mandatory bcst wi 30 NM to all stn 122.8 to incl acft CS, type, posn, alt, and rwy to be used. Ngt opr by hi cap
  • [RSTD]
    acft rstd to F-28, B737, BAE146 and F100.
  • [TFC PAT]
    Rwy 36 rgt traffic. Rwy 18 pref ngt OPS.