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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

What runway is Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) using right now?

Birmingham Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 33. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 11:37 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 33Dep 33

Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) is using landing and departure 33 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
250° @ 11 kt G23
Direction
250°
Speed
11 kt
Gusts
23 kt
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1007 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 11:20

METAR EGBB 271120Z 25011G23KT 210V280 9999 SCT039 14/06 Q1007

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at EGBB

Every runway threshold at EGBB. 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
15148°10,013 ft0.0 kt2.3 kt10.8 kt · gust 22.5RightStandby
33328°10,013 ft2.3 kt0.0 kt10.8 kt · gust 22.5LeftLanding + departure
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What runway is Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 11:20 local, Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) is using landing and departure 33. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Birmingham Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (250° @ 11 kt G23) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 33 shows 2.3 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 10.8 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EGBB or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EGBB#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Birmingham 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 Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) the live call is landing and departure 33 with METAR wind 250° @ 11 kt G23. 33 shows 2.3 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 10.8 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 EGBB threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.