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What runway is London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) using right now?

London Gatwick Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 26L+26R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 11:36 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 26L, 26RDep 26L, 26R

London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) is using landing and departure 26L+26R 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° @ 12 kt
Direction
250°
Speed
12 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1010 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 11:20

METAR EGKK 271120Z 25012KT 9999 FEW016 15/10 Q1010

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at EGKK

Every runway threshold at EGKK. 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
08R78°10,883 ft0.0 kt11.9 kt1.7 ktRightStandby
26L258°10,883 ft11.9 kt0.0 kt1.7 ktLeftLanding + departure
08L78°8,402 ft0.0 kt11.9 kt1.7 ktRightStandby
26R258°8,402 ft11.9 kt0.0 kt1.7 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 11:20 local, London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) is using landing and departure 26L+26R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. London Gatwick Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (250° @ 12 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 26L shows 11.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.7 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EGKK or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EGKK#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at London Gatwick 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 Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) the live call is landing and departure 26L+26R with METAR wind 250° @ 12 kt. 26L shows 11.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.7 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 EGKK threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.