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What runway is Moi International Airport (MBA/HKMO) using right now?

Moi International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 21. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:39 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 21Dep 21

Moi International Airport (MBA/HKMO) is using landing and departure 21 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
190° @ 9 kt
Direction
190°
Speed
9 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1013 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 12:30

METAR HKMO 270930Z 19009KT 9999 SCT024 BKN080 30/22 Q1013 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at HKMO

Every runway threshold at HKMO. 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
0329°10,991 ft0.0 kt8.5 kt2.9 ktRightStandby
21209°10,991 ft8.5 kt0.0 kt2.9 ktLeftLanding + departure
15150°4,473 ft6.9 kt0.0 kt5.8 ktRightStandby
33330°4,473 ft0.0 kt6.9 kt5.8 ktLeftStandby
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What runway is Moi International Airport (MBA/HKMO) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 12:30 local, Moi International Airport (MBA/HKMO) is using landing and departure 21. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Moi International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (190° @ 9 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 21 shows 8.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.9 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/HKMO or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/HKMO#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Moi 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 Moi International Airport (MBA/HKMO) the live call is landing and departure 21 with METAR wind 190° @ 9 kt. 21 shows 8.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.9 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 HKMO threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.