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What runway is Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS/GOBD) using right now?

Blaise Diagne International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 01. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 10:04 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 01Dep 01

Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS/GOBD) is using landing and departure 01 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
50° @ 5 kt
Direction
50°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
3.7 sm
Pressure
1014 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 09:30

METAR GOBD 270930Z 05005KT 6000 NSC 29/24 Q1014 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at GOBD

Every runway threshold at GOBD. 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
01359°11,483 ft3.1 kt0.0 kt3.9 ktRightLanding + departure
19179°11,483 ft0.0 kt3.1 kt3.9 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS/GOBD) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 09:30 local, Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS/GOBD) is using landing and departure 01. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Blaise Diagne International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (50° @ 5 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 01 shows 3.1 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.9 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/GOBD or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/GOBD#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Blaise Diagne 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 Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS/GOBD) the live call is landing and departure 01 with METAR wind 50° @ 5 kt. 01 shows 3.1 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.9 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 GOBD threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.