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What runway is Keflavik International Airport (KEF/BIKF) using right now?

Keflavik 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

Keflavik International Airport (KEF/BIKF) 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
350° @ 12 kt
Direction
350°
Speed
12 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
971 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 12:30

METAR BIKF 271230Z 35012KT 9999 FEW031 SCT050 BKN100 07/04 Q0971

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at BIKF

Every runway threshold at BIKF. 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
10104°10,056 ft0.0 kt4.9 kt11.0 ktLeftStandby
28284°10,056 ft4.9 kt0.0 kt11.0 ktRightStandby
0114°10,020 ft11.0 kt0.0 kt4.9 ktLeftLanding + departure
19194°10,020 ft0.0 kt11.0 kt4.9 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Keflavik International Airport (KEF/BIKF) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 12:30 local, Keflavik International Airport (KEF/BIKF) is using landing and departure 01. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Keflavik International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (350° @ 12 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 01 shows 11.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.9 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/BIKF or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/BIKF#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Keflavik 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 Keflavik International Airport (KEF/BIKF) the live call is landing and departure 01 with METAR wind 350° @ 12 kt. 01 shows 11.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.9 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 BIKF threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.