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Al Albraq, Libya

What runway is Al Abraq International Airport (LAQ/HLLQ) using right now?

Al Abraq International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 10. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 12:38 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 10Dep 10

Al Abraq International Airport (LAQ/HLLQ) is using landing and departure 10 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 HLLQ

Every runway threshold at HLLQ. 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
10103°11,824 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
28283°11,824 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
0330°6,214 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
21210°6,214 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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What runway is Al Abraq International Airport (LAQ/HLLQ) using right now?

As of the latest cycle local, Al Abraq International Airport (LAQ/HLLQ) is using landing and departure 10. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Al Abraq International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (Unavailable) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 10 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/HLLQ or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/HLLQ#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Al Abraq 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 Al Abraq International Airport (LAQ/HLLQ) the live call is landing and departure 10 with METAR wind Unavailable. 10 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 HLLQ threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.