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Glasgow, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

What runway is Glasgow Airport (GLA/EGPF) using right now?

Glasgow Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 23. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 11:34 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 23Dep 23

Glasgow Airport (GLA/EGPF) is using landing and departure 23 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° @ 14 kt
Direction
250°
Speed
14 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
5.6 sm
Pressure
996 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 11:20

METAR EGPF 271120Z AUTO 25014KT 9000 -RA SCT025/// BKN030/// BKN040/// //////TCU 09/06 Q0996

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at EGPF

Every runway threshold at EGPF. 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
0546°8,730 ft0.0 kt12.8 kt5.7 ktLeftStandby
23226°8,730 ft12.8 kt0.0 kt5.7 ktRightLanding + departure
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What runway is Glasgow Airport (GLA/EGPF) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 11:20 local, Glasgow Airport (GLA/EGPF) is using landing and departure 23. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Glasgow Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (250° @ 14 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 23 shows 12.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 5.7 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EGPF or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EGPF#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Glasgow 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 Glasgow Airport (GLA/EGPF) the live call is landing and departure 23 with METAR wind 250° @ 14 kt. 23 shows 12.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 5.7 kt crosswind from the right. 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 EGPF threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.