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What runway is Brussels Airport (BRU/EBBR) using right now?

Brussels Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 19. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:05 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 19Dep 19

Brussels Airport (BRU/EBBR) is using landing and departure 19 right now. The badge is the confidence from the live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR and TAF wind vector, scored against every threshold.

TAF at Tue 27 Oct, 14:00 shifts the wind to 250° at 15 kt, favoring 25L+25R in about 0.9 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
210° @ 15 kt
Direction
210°
Speed
15 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1013 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 13:00

METAR EBBR 271150Z 21015KT 9999 SCT026 17/12 Q1013 TEMPO 21015G25KT

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at EBBR

Every runway threshold at EBBR. 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
07L65°11,936 ft0.0 kt12.3 kt8.6 ktRightStandby
25R245°11,936 ft12.3 kt0.0 kt8.6 ktLeftStandby
07R70°10,535 ft0.0 kt11.5 kt9.6 ktRightStandby
25L250°10,535 ft11.5 kt0.0 kt9.6 ktLeftStandby
0114°9,800 ft0.0 kt14.4 kt4.1 ktLeftStandby
19194°9,800 ft14.4 kt0.0 kt4.1 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Brussels Airport (BRU/EBBR) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 13:00 local, Brussels Airport (BRU/EBBR) is using landing and departure 19. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Brussels Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (210° @ 15 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 19 shows 14.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.1 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EBBR or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EBBR#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Brussels 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 Brussels Airport (BRU/EBBR) the live call is landing and departure 19 with METAR wind 210° @ 15 kt. 19 shows 14.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.1 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 EBBR threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.