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What runway is Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH/FYWH) using right now?

Hosea Kutako International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 16. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 12:07 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 16Dep 16

Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH/FYWH) is using landing and departure 16 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° @ 45 kt
Direction
160°
Speed
45 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1027 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 11:00

METAR FYWH 270900Z 16045KT CAVOK 24/01 Q1027

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at FYWH

Every runway threshold at FYWH. 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
0864°15,010 ft0.0 kt4.7 kt44.8 ktRightStandby
26244°15,010 ft4.7 kt0.0 kt44.8 ktLeftStandby
16141°5,000 ft42.5 kt0.0 kt14.7 ktRightLanding + departure
34321°5,000 ft0.0 kt42.5 kt14.7 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH/FYWH) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 11:00 local, Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH/FYWH) is using landing and departure 16. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Hosea Kutako International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (160° @ 45 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 16 shows 42.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 14.7 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/FYWH or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/FYWH#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Hosea Kutako 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 Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH/FYWH) the live call is landing and departure 16 with METAR wind 160° @ 45 kt. 16 shows 42.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 14.7 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 FYWH threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.