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What runway is Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ/DIAP) using right now?

Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 21. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 12:07 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 21Dep 21

Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ/DIAP) is using landing and departure 21 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
240° @ 8 kt
Direction
240°
Speed
8 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1013 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 12:00

METAR DIAP 271200Z 24008KT 210V270 9999 FEW012 FEW020CB BKN030 29/26 Q1013 TEMPO 4000 TSRA

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at DIAP

Every runway threshold at DIAP. 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
0323°9,843 ft0.0 kt6.4 kt4.8 ktLeftStandby
21203°9,843 ft6.4 kt0.0 kt4.8 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ/DIAP) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 12:00 local, Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ/DIAP) is using landing and departure 21. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (240° @ 8 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 21 shows 6.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.8 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/DIAP or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/DIAP#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Félix-Houphouët-Boigny 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 Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ/DIAP) the live call is landing and departure 21 with METAR wind 240° @ 8 kt. 21 shows 6.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.8 kt crosswind from the right. 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 DIAP threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.