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What runway is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL/EBCI) using right now?

Brussels South Charleroi Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 24. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:05 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 24Dep 24

Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL/EBCI) is using landing and departure 24 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
200° @ 12 kt
Direction
200°
Speed
12 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1014 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 13:00

METAR EBCI 271150Z 20012KT 9999 FEW019 17/12 Q1014 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at EBCI

Every runway threshold at EBCI. 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
0666°10,023 ft0.0 kt8.3 kt8.6 ktRightStandby
24246°10,023 ft8.3 kt0.0 kt8.6 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL/EBCI) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 13:00 local, Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL/EBCI) is using landing and departure 24. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Brussels South Charleroi Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (200° @ 12 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 24 shows 8.3 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 8.6 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EBCI or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EBCI#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Brussels South Charleroi 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 South Charleroi Airport (CRL/EBCI) the live call is landing and departure 24 with METAR wind 200° @ 12 kt. 24 shows 8.3 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 8.6 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 EBCI threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.