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What runway is Riga International Airport (RIX/EVRA) using right now?

Riga International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 18. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:29 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 18Dep 18

Riga International Airport (RIX/EVRA) is using landing and departure 18 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
180° @ 11 kt
Direction
180°
Speed
11 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1024 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 13:20

METAR EVRA 271120Z 18011KT 9999 FEW021 12/08 Q1024 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at EVRA

Every runway threshold at EVRA. 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
18185°10,499 ft11.0 kt0.0 kt1.0 ktLeftLanding + departure
365°10,499 ft0.0 kt11.0 kt1.0 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Riga International Airport (RIX/EVRA) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 13:20 local, Riga International Airport (RIX/EVRA) is using landing and departure 18. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Riga International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (180° @ 11 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 18 shows 11.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.0 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EVRA or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EVRA#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Riga 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 Riga International Airport (RIX/EVRA) the live call is landing and departure 18 with METAR wind 180° @ 11 kt. 18 shows 11.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.0 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 EVRA threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.