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What runway is Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR/GOOY) using right now?

Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 36. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 10:03 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 36Dep 36

Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR/GOOY) is using landing and departure 36 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
320° @ 4 kt
Direction
320°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
5 sm
Pressure
1013 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 09:00

METAR GOOY 270900Z 32004KT 8000 NSC 29/27 Q1013

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at GOOY

Every runway threshold at GOOY. 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
18173°11,450 ft0.0 kt3.4 kt2.2 ktRightStandby
36353°11,450 ft3.4 kt0.0 kt2.2 ktLeftLanding + departure
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What runway is Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR/GOOY) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 09:00 local, Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR/GOOY) is using landing and departure 36. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (320° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 36 shows 3.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.2 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/GOOY or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/GOOY#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Léopold Sédar Senghor 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 Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR/GOOY) the live call is landing and departure 36 with METAR wind 320° @ 4 kt. 36 shows 3.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.2 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 GOOY threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.