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What runway is Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (FLSK/FLSK) using right now?

Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 09. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 12:09 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 09Dep 09

Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (FLSK/FLSK) is using landing and departure 09 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
150° @ 3 kt
Direction
150°
Speed
3 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1017 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Sun 11 Oct, 18:00

METAR FLSK 111600Z 15003KT 9999 FEW080CB 28/12 Q1017

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at FLSK

Every runway threshold at FLSK. 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
0990°11,483 ft1.5 kt0.0 kt2.6 ktRightLanding + departure
27270°11,483 ft0.0 kt1.5 kt2.6 ktLeftStandby
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What runway is Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (FLSK/FLSK) using right now?

As of Sun 11 Oct, 18:00 local, Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (FLSK/FLSK) is using landing and departure 09. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (150° @ 3 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 09 shows 1.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.6 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/FLSK or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/FLSK#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe 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 Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (FLSK/FLSK) the live call is landing and departure 09 with METAR wind 150° @ 3 kt. 09 shows 1.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.6 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 FLSK threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.