Airports / Christmas Island / XCH
Christmas Island International Airport
YPXM / XCHFlying Fish Cove, Christmas IslandELEV 916 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
241 nm
To the nearest alternate
Husein Sastranegara International Airport (BDO).
Overview
Christmas Island International Airport (YPXM / XCH) is a mid-sized airport serving Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island. The field lies at an elevation of 916 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
XCH has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Husein Sastranegara International Airport (BDO, 241 nm), Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP, 260 nm), and Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport (HLP, 261 nm).
Quotes for flights out of XCH vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from XCH, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
YPXM
IATA
XCH
FAA / Local
YPXM
Elevation
916 ft
Coordinates
10.4504° S · 105.6911° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 241nmBDOHusein Sastranegara International AirportBandung
- 260nmCXPTunggul Wulung AirportCilacap
- 261nmHLPHalim Perdanakusuma International AirportJakarta
- 266nmCGKSoekarno-Hatta International AirportJakarta
- 272nmKJTKertajati International AirportKertajati
- 301nmYIAYogyakarta International AirportYogyakarta
Location
Open the full mapYPXM · Christmas Island International Airport · Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island