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What runway is Kamuzu International Airport (LLW/FWKI) using right now?

Kamuzu International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 14. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 12:08 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 14Dep 14

Kamuzu International Airport (LLW/FWKI) is using landing and departure 14 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
90° @ 10 kt G20
Direction
90°
Speed
10 kt
Gusts
20 kt
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1020 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 12:00

METAR FWKI 271000Z 09010G20KT 9999 FEW033 31/13 Q1020 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at FWKI

Every runway threshold at FWKI. 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
14131°11,614 ft7.6 kt0.0 kt6.5 kt · gust 13.1LeftLanding + departure
32311°11,614 ft0.0 kt7.6 kt6.5 kt · gust 13.1RightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Kamuzu International Airport (LLW/FWKI) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 12:00 local, Kamuzu International Airport (LLW/FWKI) is using landing and departure 14. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Kamuzu International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (90° @ 10 kt G20) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 14 shows 7.6 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 6.5 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/FWKI or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/FWKI#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Kamuzu 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 Kamuzu International Airport (LLW/FWKI) the live call is landing and departure 14 with METAR wind 90° @ 10 kt G20. 14 shows 7.6 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 6.5 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 FWKI threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.