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What runway is King Shaka International Airport (DUR/FALE) using right now?

King Shaka International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 24. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:28 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 24Dep 24

King Shaka International Airport (DUR/FALE) 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
260° @ 6 kt
Direction
260°
Speed
6 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
5.6 sm
Pressure
1016 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 13:22

SPECI FALE 271122Z 26006KT 9000 -TSRA SCT009 BKN020 FEW040CB 20/19 Q1016 TEMPO 5000 TSRA

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at FALE

Every runway threshold at FALE. 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
0637°12,139 ft0.0 kt4.4 kt4.1 ktLeftStandby
24217°12,139 ft4.4 kt0.0 kt4.1 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is King Shaka International Airport (DUR/FALE) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 13:22 local, King Shaka International Airport (DUR/FALE) is using landing and departure 24. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. King Shaka International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (260° @ 6 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 24 shows 4.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.1 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/FALE or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/FALE#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at King Shaka 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 King Shaka International Airport (DUR/FALE) the live call is landing and departure 24 with METAR wind 260° @ 6 kt. 24 shows 4.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.1 kt crosswind from the right. 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 FALE threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.