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What runway is Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN/DTTA) using right now?

Tunis Carthage International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 29. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:06 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 29Dep 29

Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN/DTTA) is using landing and departure 29 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
280° @ 8 kt
Direction
280°
Speed
8 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1019 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 12:30

METAR DTTA 271130Z 28008KT 220V330 9999 SCT023 24/16 Q1019

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at DTTA

Every runway threshold at DTTA. 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
0112°10,499 ft0.0 kt0.3 kt8.0 ktLeftStandby
19192°10,499 ft0.3 kt0.0 kt8.0 ktRightStandby
11113°9,318 ft0.0 kt7.8 kt1.7 ktRightStandby
29293°9,318 ft7.8 kt0.0 kt1.7 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN/DTTA) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 12:30 local, Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN/DTTA) is using landing and departure 29. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Tunis Carthage International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (280° @ 8 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 29 shows 7.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.7 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/DTTA or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/DTTA#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Tunis Carthage 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 Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN/DTTA) the live call is landing and departure 29 with METAR wind 280° @ 8 kt. 29 shows 7.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.7 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 DTTA threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.