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What runway is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN/EDFH) using right now?

Frankfurt-Hahn Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 21. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 12:37 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 21Dep 21

Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN/EDFH) is using landing and departure 21 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
170° @ 7 kt
Direction
170°
Speed
7 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1018 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 12:20

METAR EDFH 271120Z 17007KT 9999 FEW010 BKN012 14/10 Q1018

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at EDFH

Every runway threshold at EDFH. 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
0332°12,467 ft0.0 kt5.2 kt4.7 ktRightStandby
21212°12,467 ft5.2 kt0.0 kt4.7 ktLeftLanding + departure
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What runway is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN/EDFH) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 12:20 local, Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN/EDFH) is using landing and departure 21. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Frankfurt-Hahn Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (170° @ 7 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 21 shows 5.2 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.7 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EDFH or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EDFH#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Frankfurt-Hahn 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 Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN/EDFH) the live call is landing and departure 21 with METAR wind 170° @ 7 kt. 21 shows 5.2 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.7 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 EDFH threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.