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Walvis Bay(Rooikop), Namibia

What runway is Walvis Bay International Airport (WVB/FYWB) using right now?

Walvis Bay International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 27. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 12:07 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 27Dep 27

Walvis Bay International Airport (WVB/FYWB) is using landing and departure 27 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
280° @ 7 kt
Direction
280°
Speed
7 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1016 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 11:00

METAR FYWB 270900Z 28007KT CAVOK 21/13 Q1016

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at FYWB

Every runway threshold at FYWB. 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
0972°11,483 ft0.0 kt6.2 kt3.3 ktLeftStandby
27252°11,483 ft6.2 kt0.0 kt3.3 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Walvis Bay International Airport (WVB/FYWB) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 11:00 local, Walvis Bay International Airport (WVB/FYWB) is using landing and departure 27. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Walvis Bay International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (280° @ 7 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 27 shows 6.2 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.3 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/FYWB or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/FYWB#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Walvis Bay 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 Walvis Bay International Airport (WVB/FYWB) the live call is landing and departure 27 with METAR wind 280° @ 7 kt. 27 shows 6.2 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.3 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 FYWB threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.