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Luton, Luton, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

What runway is London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) using right now?

London Luton Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 25. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 11:36 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 25Dep 25

London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) is using landing and departure 25 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° @ 18 kt
Direction
250°
Speed
18 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1009 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 11:20

METAR EGGW 271120Z AUTO 25018KT 9999 SCT025 SCT030 13/08 Q1009

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at EGGW

Every runway threshold at EGGW. 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
0774°7,093 ft0.0 kt18.0 kt1.3 ktRightStandby
25254°7,093 ft18.0 kt0.0 kt1.3 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 11:20 local, London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) is using landing and departure 25. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. London Luton Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (250° @ 18 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 25 shows 18.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.3 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EGGW or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EGGW#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at London Luton 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 London Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW) the live call is landing and departure 25 with METAR wind 250° @ 18 kt. 25 shows 18.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.3 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 EGGW threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.