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What runway is Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW/EPWA) using right now?

Warsaw Chopin Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 15. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 12:30 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 15Dep 15

Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW/EPWA) is using landing and departure 15 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
140° @ 4 kt
Direction
140°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1025 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 12:00

METAR EPWA 271100Z 14004KT 110V200 CAVOK 12/06 Q1025 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at EPWA

Every runway threshold at EPWA. 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
15152°12,106 ft3.9 kt0.0 kt0.8 ktLeftLanding + departure
33332°12,106 ft0.0 kt3.9 kt0.8 ktRightStandby
11115°9,186 ft3.6 kt0.0 kt1.7 ktRightStandby
29295°9,186 ft0.0 kt3.6 kt1.7 ktLeftStandby
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What runway is Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW/EPWA) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 12:00 local, Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW/EPWA) is using landing and departure 15. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Warsaw Chopin Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (140° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 15 shows 3.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.8 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EPWA or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EPWA#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Warsaw Chopin 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 Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW/EPWA) the live call is landing and departure 15 with METAR wind 140° @ 4 kt. 15 shows 3.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.8 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 EPWA threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.