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What runway is Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA) using right now?

Cairo International Airport active runway and live wind: landing 23L+23C+23R, departure 23L+23C. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:41 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 23L, 23C, 23RDep 23L, 23C

Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA) is using landing 23L+23C+23R, departure 23L+23C 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
240° @ 8 kt
Direction
240°
Speed
8 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1014 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 13:00

METAR HECA 271000Z 24008KT 190V280 9999 SCT025 SCT200 28/10 Q1014 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at HECA

Every runway threshold at HECA. 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
05R49°13,124 ft0.0 kt7.9 kt1.5 ktLeftStandby
23L229°13,124 ft7.9 kt0.0 kt1.5 ktRightLanding + departure
05C45°13,123 ft0.0 kt7.7 kt2.1 ktLeftStandby
23C225°13,123 ft7.7 kt0.0 kt2.1 ktRightLanding + departure
05L49°10,827 ft0.0 kt7.9 kt1.5 ktLeftStandby
23R229°10,827 ft7.9 kt0.0 kt1.5 ktRightLanding
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Questions

What runway is Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 13:00 local, Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA) is using landing 23L+23C+23R, departure 23L+23C. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Cairo International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (240° @ 8 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 23L shows 7.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.5 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/HECA or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/HECA#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Cairo 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 Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA) the live call is landing 23L+23C+23R, departure 23L+23C with METAR wind 240° @ 8 kt. 23L shows 7.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.5 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 HECA threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.