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What runway is Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG/GMTT) using right now?

Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 28. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 10:04 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 28Dep 28

Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG/GMTT) is using landing and departure 28 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
200° @ 3 kt
Direction
200°
Speed
3 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
4.4 sm
Pressure
1022 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 10:00

METAR GMTT 271000Z 20003KT 150V230 7000 SCT010 BKN020 21/17 Q1022 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at GMTT

Every runway threshold at GMTT. 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
1096°11,483 ft0.0 kt0.7 kt2.9 ktRightStandby
28276°11,483 ft0.7 kt0.0 kt2.9 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG/GMTT) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 10:00 local, Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG/GMTT) is using landing and departure 28. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (200° @ 3 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 28 shows 0.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.9 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/GMTT or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/GMTT#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Tangier Ibn Battuta 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 Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG/GMTT) the live call is landing and departure 28 with METAR wind 200° @ 3 kt. 28 shows 0.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.9 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 GMTT threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.