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Akureyri, Iceland

What runway is Akureyri International Airport (AEY/BIAR) using right now?

Akureyri International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 01. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 12:37 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 01Dep 01

Akureyri International Airport (AEY/BIAR) is using landing and departure 01 right now. The badge is the confidence from the live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR and TAF wind vector, scored against every threshold.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
330° @ 10 kt
Direction
330°
Speed
10 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
972 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 12:00

METAR BIAR 271200Z 33010KT 9999 -RA SCT010 OVC025 05/02 Q0972

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at BIAR

Every runway threshold at BIAR. Headwind is on the nose. Tailwind is the same component when the wind is on the tail. Positive crosswind in the source math is from the right.

ThresholdTrue hdgLengthHeadwindTailwindCrosswindFromRole
01356°8,858 ft9.0 kt0.0 kt4.4 ktLeftLanding + departure
19176°8,858 ft0.0 kt9.0 kt4.4 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Akureyri International Airport (AEY/BIAR) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 12:00 local, Akureyri International Airport (AEY/BIAR) is using landing and departure 01. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Akureyri International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (330° @ 10 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 01 shows 9.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.4 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/BIAR or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/BIAR#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Akureyri International Airport?

Aircraft land and depart into the wind. Headwind is the part of the wind along the runway heading. Crosswind is the part blowing across the pavement. A negative headwind is a tailwind. At Akureyri International Airport (AEY/BIAR) the live call is landing and departure 01 with METAR wind 330° @ 10 kt. 01 shows 9.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.4 kt crosswind from the left. Controllers switch runways when the opposite threshold offers more headwind, or when the crosswind on the runway in use climbs. The component table lists every BIAR threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.