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What runway is Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX/ELLX) using right now?

Luxembourg-Findel International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 24. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 12:32 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 24Dep 24

Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX/ELLX) is using landing and departure 24 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
170° @ 8 kt
Direction
170°
Speed
8 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1017 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 12:20

METAR ELLX 271120Z 17008KT 140V210 9999 FEW009 BKN010 13/11 Q1017 TEMPO SCT009

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at ELLX

Every runway threshold at ELLX. 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
0657°13,123 ft0.0 kt3.1 kt7.4 ktRightStandby
24238°13,123 ft3.0 kt0.0 kt7.4 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX/ELLX) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 12:20 local, Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX/ELLX) is using landing and departure 24. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Luxembourg-Findel International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (170° @ 8 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 24 shows 3.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 7.4 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ELLX or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ELLX#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Luxembourg-Findel International 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 Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX/ELLX) the live call is landing and departure 24 with METAR wind 170° @ 8 kt. 24 shows 3.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 7.4 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 ELLX threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.