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What runway is Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST/EHBK) using right now?

Maastricht Aachen Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 21. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 12:33 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 21Dep 21

Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST/EHBK) is using landing and departure 21 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° @ 14 kt
Direction
200°
Speed
14 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1014 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 12:25

METAR EHBK 271125Z AUTO 20014KT 170V240 9999 FEW024/// 18/12 Q1014 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at EHBK

Every runway threshold at EHBK. 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
0330°9,022 ft0.0 kt13.8 kt2.4 ktRightStandby
21205°9,022 ft13.9 kt0.0 kt1.2 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST/EHBK) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 12:25 local, Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST/EHBK) is using landing and departure 21. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Maastricht Aachen Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (200° @ 14 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 21 shows 13.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.2 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EHBK or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EHBK#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Maastricht Aachen 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 Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST/EHBK) the live call is landing and departure 21 with METAR wind 200° @ 14 kt. 21 shows 13.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.2 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 EHBK threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.