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Hurghada, Egypt

What runway is Hurghada International Airport (HRG/HEGN) using right now?

Hurghada International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 34R+34L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:41 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 34R, 34LDep 34R, 34L

Hurghada International Airport (HRG/HEGN) is using landing and departure 34R+34L 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
350° @ 12 kt
Direction
350°
Speed
12 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1012 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 13:00

METAR HEGN 271000Z 35012KT CAVOK 30/19 Q1012 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at HEGN

Every runway threshold at HEGN. 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
16L165°13,171 ft0.0 kt12.0 kt1.0 ktLeftStandby
34R345°13,171 ft12.0 kt0.0 kt1.0 ktRightLanding + departure
16R165°13,168 ft0.0 kt12.0 kt1.0 ktLeftStandby
34L345°13,168 ft12.0 kt0.0 kt1.0 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Hurghada International Airport (HRG/HEGN) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 13:00 local, Hurghada International Airport (HRG/HEGN) is using landing and departure 34R+34L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Hurghada International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (350° @ 12 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 34R shows 12.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.0 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/HEGN or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/HEGN#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Hurghada 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 Hurghada International Airport (HRG/HEGN) the live call is landing and departure 34R+34L with METAR wind 350° @ 12 kt. 34R shows 12.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.0 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 HEGN threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.