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Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

What runway is Victoria Falls International Airport (VFA/FVFA) using right now?

Victoria Falls International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 12. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 12:08 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 12Dep 12

Victoria Falls International Airport (VFA/FVFA) is using landing and departure 12 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
VRB @ 7 kt
Direction
Variable
Speed
7 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1018 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 10:00

METAR FVFA 270800Z VRB07KT CAVOK 34/12 Q1018 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at FVFA

Every runway threshold at FVFA. 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
12110°13,123 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
30290°13,123 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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Questions

What runway is Victoria Falls International Airport (VFA/FVFA) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 10:00 local, Victoria Falls International Airport (VFA/FVFA) is using landing and departure 12. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Victoria Falls International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (VRB @ 7 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 12 shows 0.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/FVFA or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/FVFA#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Victoria Falls 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 Victoria Falls International Airport (VFA/FVFA) the live call is landing and departure 12 with METAR wind VRB @ 7 kt. 12 shows 0.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). 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 FVFA threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.