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What runway is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS/EHAM) using right now?

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol active runway and live wind: landing 18R+18L+18C, departure 18R+18L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 14:55 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 18R, 18L, 18CDep 18R, 18L

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS/EHAM) is using landing 18R+18L+18C, departure 18R+18L 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
200° @ 15 kt
Direction
200°
Speed
15 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1010 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 14:25

METAR EHAM 271325Z 20015KT 9999 -RADZ SCT019 BKN021 16/13 Q1010 TEMPO 6000 RADZ BKN019

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at EHAM

Every runway threshold at EHAM. 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
18R183°12,467 ft14.3 kt0.0 kt4.4 ktRightLanding + departure
36L3°12,467 ft0.0 kt14.3 kt4.4 ktLeftStandby
0987°11,329 ft0.0 kt5.9 kt13.8 ktRightStandby
27267°11,329 ft5.9 kt0.0 kt13.8 ktLeftStandby
0658°11,283 ft0.0 kt11.8 kt9.2 ktRightStandby
24238°11,283 ft11.8 kt0.0 kt9.2 ktLeftStandby
18L183°11,155 ft14.3 kt0.0 kt4.4 ktRightLanding + departure
36R3°11,155 ft0.0 kt14.3 kt4.4 ktLeftStandby
18C183°10,826 ft14.3 kt0.0 kt4.4 ktRightLanding
36C3°10,826 ft0.0 kt14.3 kt4.4 ktLeftStandby
0441°6,627 ft0.0 kt14.0 kt5.4 ktRightStandby
22221°6,627 ft14.0 kt0.0 kt5.4 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS/EHAM) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 14:25 local, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS/EHAM) is using landing 18R+18L+18C, departure 18R+18L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (200° @ 15 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 18R shows 14.3 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.4 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EHAM or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EHAM#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol?

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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS/EHAM) the live call is landing 18R+18L+18C, departure 18R+18L with METAR wind 200° @ 15 kt. 18R shows 14.3 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.4 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 EHAM threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.