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What runway is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM/EDDH) using right now?

Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 15. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:04 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 15Dep 15

Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM/EDDH) is using landing and departure 15 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
180° @ 10 kt
Direction
180°
Speed
10 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1014 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 13:00

METAR EDDH 271150Z AUTO 18010KT 160V220 9999 OVC035 15/11 Q1014 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at EDDH

Every runway threshold at EDDH. 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
15153°12,028 ft8.9 kt0.0 kt4.6 ktRightLanding + departure
33333°12,028 ft0.0 kt8.9 kt4.6 ktLeftStandby
0550°10,663 ft0.0 kt6.4 kt7.7 ktRightStandby
23230°10,663 ft6.4 kt0.0 kt7.7 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM/EDDH) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 13:00 local, Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM/EDDH) is using landing and departure 15. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (180° @ 10 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 15 shows 8.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.6 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EDDH or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EDDH#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Hamburg Helmut Schmidt 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 Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM/EDDH) the live call is landing and departure 15 with METAR wind 180° @ 10 kt. 15 shows 8.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.6 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 EDDH threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.