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What runway is Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) using right now?

Dublin Airport active runway and live wind: landing 28L+28R, departure 28R+28L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 11:33 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 28L, 28RDep 28R, 28L

Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) is using landing 28L+28R, departure 28R+28L 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° @ 12 kt G23
Direction
240°
Speed
12 kt
Gusts
23 kt
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1003 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 11:00

METAR EIDW 271100Z 24012G23KT 220V290 9999 FEW018 SCT033 BKN040 11/06 Q1003 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at EIDW

Every runway threshold at EIDW. 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
10L97°10,203 ft0.0 kt9.6 kt7.2 kt · gust 13.8RightStandby
28R278°10,203 ft9.5 kt0.0 kt7.4 kt · gust 14.2LeftLanding + departure
10R95°8,652 ft0.0 kt9.8 kt6.9 kt · gust 13.2RightStandby
28L275°8,652 ft9.8 kt0.0 kt6.9 kt · gust 13.2LeftLanding + departure
16157°6,798 ft1.5 kt0.0 kt11.9 kt · gust 22.8RightStandby
34337°6,798 ft0.0 kt1.5 kt11.9 kt · gust 22.8LeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 11:00 local, Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) is using landing 28L+28R, departure 28R+28L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Dublin Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (240° @ 12 kt G23) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 28L shows 9.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 6.9 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EIDW or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EIDW#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Dublin 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 Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) the live call is landing 28L+28R, departure 28R+28L with METAR wind 240° @ 12 kt G23. 28L shows 9.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 6.9 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 EIDW threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.