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What runway is London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) using right now?

London Heathrow Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 27R+27L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 14:25 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 27R, 27LDep 27R, 27L

London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) is using landing and departure 27R+27L 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
260° @ 16 kt
Direction
260°
Speed
16 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1012 hPa
Flight category
Not reported
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 14:00

METAR EGLL 271350Z AUTO 26016KT 9999 //////CB 14/06 Q1012

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at EGLL

Every runway threshold at EGLL. 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
09L90°12,799 ft0.0 kt15.8 kt2.8 ktRightStandby
27R270°12,799 ft15.8 kt0.0 kt2.8 ktLeftLanding + departure
09R90°12,001 ft0.0 kt15.8 kt2.8 ktRightStandby
27L270°12,001 ft15.8 kt0.0 kt2.8 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 14:00 local, London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) is using landing and departure 27R+27L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. London Heathrow Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (260° @ 16 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 27R shows 15.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.8 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EGLL or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EGLL#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at London Heathrow 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 Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) the live call is landing and departure 27R+27L with METAR wind 260° @ 16 kt. 27R shows 15.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.8 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 EGLL threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.