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Benina, Libya

What runway is Benina International Airport (BEN/HLLB) using right now?

Benina International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 15L+15R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 12:39 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 15L, 15RDep 15L, 15R

Benina International Airport (BEN/HLLB) is using landing and departure 15L+15R 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

NOAA METAR was unavailable, so the wind vector assumes calm air and prefers the longer runways.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at HLLB

Every runway threshold at HLLB. 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
15L151°11,732 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
33R331°11,732 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
15R151°11,731 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
33L331°11,731 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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What runway is Benina International Airport (BEN/HLLB) using right now?

As of the latest cycle local, Benina International Airport (BEN/HLLB) is using landing and departure 15L+15R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Benina International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (Unavailable) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 15L 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/HLLB or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/HLLB#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Benina 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 Benina International Airport (BEN/HLLB) the live call is landing and departure 15L+15R with METAR wind Unavailable. 15L 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 HLLB threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.