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What runway is Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE/FBSK) using right now?

Sir Seretse Khama International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 26. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:28 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 26Dep 26

Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE/FBSK) is using landing and departure 26 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
160° @ 3 kt
Direction
160°
Speed
3 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1017 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 13:00

METAR FBSK 271100Z 16003KT 110V240 CAVOK 31/10 Q1017 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at FBSK

Every runway threshold at FBSK. 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
0862°13,123 ft0.0 kt0.4 kt3.0 ktRightStandby
26242°13,123 ft0.4 kt0.0 kt3.0 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE/FBSK) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 13:00 local, Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE/FBSK) is using landing and departure 26. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Sir Seretse Khama International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (160° @ 3 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 26 shows 0.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.0 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/FBSK or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/FBSK#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Sir Seretse Khama 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 Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE/FBSK) the live call is landing and departure 26 with METAR wind 160° @ 3 kt. 26 shows 0.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.0 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 FBSK threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.