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What runway is East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGNX) using right now?

East Midlands Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 27. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 11:35 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 27Dep 27

East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGNX) is using landing and departure 27 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
240° @ 20 kt
Direction
240°
Speed
20 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1006 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 11:20

METAR EGNX 271120Z 24020KT 9999 SCT039 14/06 Q1006

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at EGNX

Every runway threshold at EGNX. 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
0988°9,495 ft0.0 kt17.7 kt9.4 ktRightStandby
27268°9,495 ft17.7 kt0.0 kt9.4 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGNX) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 11:20 local, East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGNX) is using landing and departure 27. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. East Midlands Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (240° @ 20 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 27 shows 17.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 9.4 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EGNX or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EGNX#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at East Midlands 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 East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGNX) the live call is landing and departure 27 with METAR wind 240° @ 20 kt. 27 shows 17.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 9.4 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 EGNX threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.