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What runway is Modibo Keita International Airport (BKO/GABS) using right now?

Modibo Keita International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 06. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 10:06 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 06Dep 06

Modibo Keita International Airport (BKO/GABS) is using landing and departure 06 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
80° @ 8 kt
Direction
80°
Speed
8 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
5 sm
Pressure
1016 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 09:30

METAR GABS 270930Z 08008KT 8000 NSC 29/13 Q1016 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at GABS

Every runway threshold at GABS. 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
0657°10,498 ft7.4 kt0.0 kt3.1 ktRightLanding + departure
24237°10,498 ft0.0 kt7.4 kt3.1 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Modibo Keita International Airport (BKO/GABS) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 09:30 local, Modibo Keita International Airport (BKO/GABS) is using landing and departure 06. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Modibo Keita International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (80° @ 8 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 06 shows 7.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.1 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/GABS or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/GABS#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Modibo Keita 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 Modibo Keita International Airport (BKO/GABS) the live call is landing and departure 06 with METAR wind 80° @ 8 kt. 06 shows 7.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.1 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 GABS threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.