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What runway is Priština Adem Jashari International Airport (PRN/BKPR) using right now?

Priština Adem Jashari International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 35. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:36 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 35Dep 35

Priština Adem Jashari International Airport (PRN/BKPR) is using landing and departure 35 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° @ 5 kt
Direction
350°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1018 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 13:30

METAR BKPR 271230Z 35005KT 9999 BKN040 08/04 Q1018 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at BKPR

Every runway threshold at BKPR. 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
17176°9,974 ft0.0 kt5.0 kt0.5 ktRightStandby
35356°9,974 ft5.0 kt0.0 kt0.5 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Priština Adem Jashari International Airport (PRN/BKPR) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 13:30 local, Priština Adem Jashari International Airport (PRN/BKPR) is using landing and departure 35. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Priština Adem Jashari International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (350° @ 5 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 35 shows 5.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.5 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/BKPR or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/BKPR#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Priština Adem Jashari 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 Priština Adem Jashari International Airport (PRN/BKPR) the live call is landing and departure 35 with METAR wind 350° @ 5 kt. 35 shows 5.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.5 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 BKPR threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.