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Banjul (Yundum), Gambia

What runway is Banjul International Airport (BJL/GBYD) using right now?

Banjul International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 14. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 10:06 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 14Dep 14

Banjul International Airport (BJL/GBYD) 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
160° @ 4 kt
Direction
160°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
5.6 sm
Pressure
1013 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 09:00

METAR GBYD 270900Z 16004KT 9000 SCT011 29/27 Q1013 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at GBYD

Every runway threshold at GBYD. 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°11,811 ft3.5 kt0.0 kt1.9 ktRightLanding + departure
32311°11,811 ft0.0 kt3.5 kt1.9 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Banjul International Airport (BJL/GBYD) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 09:00 local, Banjul International Airport (BJL/GBYD) is using landing and departure 14. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Banjul International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (160° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 14 shows 3.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.9 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/GBYD or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/GBYD#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Banjul 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 Banjul International Airport (BJL/GBYD) the live call is landing and departure 14 with METAR wind 160° @ 4 kt. 14 shows 3.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.9 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 GBYD threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.