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What runway is Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO/HTKJ) using right now?

Kilimanjaro International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 09. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:38 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 09Dep 09

Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO/HTKJ) is using landing and departure 09 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
120° @ 5 kt
Direction
120°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1022 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 09:00

METAR HTKJ 270600Z 12005KT 070V170 9999 BKN025 23/17 Q1022 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at HTKJ

Every runway threshold at HTKJ. 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
0987°11,811 ft4.2 kt0.0 kt2.7 ktRightLanding + departure
27267°11,811 ft0.0 kt4.2 kt2.7 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO/HTKJ) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 09:00 local, Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO/HTKJ) is using landing and departure 09. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Kilimanjaro International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (120° @ 5 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 09 shows 4.2 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.7 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/HTKJ or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/HTKJ#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Kilimanjaro 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 Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO/HTKJ) the live call is landing and departure 09 with METAR wind 120° @ 5 kt. 09 shows 4.2 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.7 kt crosswind from the right. 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 HTKJ threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.