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What runway is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO/HKJK) using right now?

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 06. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:40 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 06Dep 06

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO/HKJK) is using landing and departure 06 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 @ 5 kt
Direction
Variable
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1023 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 12:30

METAR HKJK 270930Z VRB05KT 9999 BKN027 26/12 Q1023 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at HKJK

Every runway threshold at HKJK. 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
0654°13,507 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
24234°13,507 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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Questions

What runway is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO/HKJK) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 12:30 local, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO/HKJK) is using landing and departure 06. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Jomo Kenyatta International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (VRB @ 5 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 06 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/HKJK or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/HKJK#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Jomo Kenyatta 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 Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO/HKJK) the live call is landing and departure 06 with METAR wind VRB @ 5 kt. 06 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 HKJK threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.