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What runway is Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM) using right now?

Murtala Muhammed International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 18R+18L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:06 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 18R, 18LDep 18R, 18L

Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM) is using landing and departure 18R+18L 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
190° @ 4 kt
Direction
190°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
5 sm
Pressure
1016 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 12:00

METAR DNMM 271100Z 19004KT 8000 -TSRA BKN011 FEW021CB 27/25 Q1016 TEMPO 5000 -TSRA RMK CB N-NW

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at DNMM

Every runway threshold at DNMM. 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
18R180°12,794 ft3.9 kt0.0 kt0.7 ktRightLanding + departure
36L360°12,794 ft0.0 kt3.9 kt0.7 ktLeftStandby
18L180°8,997 ft3.9 kt0.0 kt0.7 ktRightLanding + departure
36R360°8,997 ft0.0 kt3.9 kt0.7 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 12:00 local, Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM) is using landing and departure 18R+18L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Murtala Muhammed International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (190° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 18R shows 3.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.7 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/DNMM or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/DNMM#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Murtala Muhammed 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 Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM) the live call is landing and departure 18R+18L with METAR wind 190° @ 4 kt. 18R shows 3.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.7 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 DNMM threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.