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Eldoret, Kenya

What runway is Eldoret International Airport (EDL/HKEL) using right now?

Eldoret International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 08. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:40 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 08Dep 08

Eldoret International Airport (EDL/HKEL) is using landing and departure 08 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
VRB @ 7 kt
Direction
Variable
Speed
7 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1026 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 12:30

METAR HKEL 270930Z VRB07KT 9999 BKN023 24/10 Q1026

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at HKEL

Every runway threshold at HKEL. 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
0879°11,480 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
26259°11,480 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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What runway is Eldoret International Airport (EDL/HKEL) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 12:30 local, Eldoret International Airport (EDL/HKEL) is using landing and departure 08. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Eldoret International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (VRB @ 7 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 08 shows 0.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/HKEL or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/HKEL#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Eldoret 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 Eldoret International Airport (EDL/HKEL) the live call is landing and departure 08 with METAR wind VRB @ 7 kt. 08 shows 0.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). 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 HKEL threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.