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What runway is O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR) using right now?

O.R. Tambo International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 21R+21L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:28 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 21R, 21LDep 21R, 21L

O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR) is using landing and departure 21R+21L 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
270° @ 9 kt
Direction
270°
Speed
9 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1021 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 13:00

METAR FAOR 271100Z 27009KT 200V320 CAVOK 27/03 Q1021 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at FAOR

Every runway threshold at FAOR. 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
03L14°14,495 ft0.0 kt2.2 kt8.7 ktLeftStandby
21R194°14,495 ft2.2 kt0.0 kt8.7 ktRightLanding + departure
03R14°11,155 ft0.0 kt2.2 kt8.7 ktLeftStandby
21L194°11,155 ft2.2 kt0.0 kt8.7 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 13:00 local, O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR) is using landing and departure 21R+21L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. O.R. Tambo International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (270° @ 9 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 21R shows 2.2 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 8.7 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/FAOR or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/FAOR#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at O.R. Tambo 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 O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR) the live call is landing and departure 21R+21L with METAR wind 270° @ 9 kt. 21R shows 2.2 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 8.7 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 FAOR threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.