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What runway is Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK/KOAK) using right now?

Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport active runway and live wind: landing 28L+28R+30, departure 30+28L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 03:22 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 28L, 28R, 30Dep 30, 28L

Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK/KOAK) is using landing 28L+28R+30, departure 30+28L right now. The badge is the confidence: D-ATIS when the tape names the runway, otherwise the NOAA METAR wind vector scored against every threshold.

Live METAR and D-ATIS

Wind
280° @ 13 kt
Direction
280°
Speed
13 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1019 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 03:00

METAR KOAK 270953Z 28013KT 10SM FEW018 14/09 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP186 T01440094

FAA D-ATIS L

Landing not named · Departure not named · Closed none listed

OAK ATIS INFO L 0953Z. 27013KT 10SM FEW018 14/09 A3008 (THREE ZERO ZERO EIGHT). ILS, AND VA, RWYS 30 AND 28R. CTN, CRANE 1.6 MILE SE, , AT 140 FEET AGL. CAUTION, BIRDS NEAR AIRPORT. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO L.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KOAK

Every runway threshold at KOAK. 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
12130°10,520 ft0.0 kt11.3 kt6.5 ktRightStandby
30310°10,520 ft11.3 kt0.0 kt6.5 ktLeftLanding + departure
10R112°6,213 ft0.0 kt12.7 kt2.7 ktRightStandby
28L292°6,213 ft12.7 kt0.0 kt2.7 ktLeftLanding + departure
10L112°5,457 ft0.0 kt12.7 kt2.7 ktRightStandby
28R292°5,457 ft12.7 kt0.0 kt2.7 ktLeftLanding
15165°3,376 ft0.0 kt5.5 kt11.8 ktRightStandby
33345°3,376 ft5.5 kt0.0 kt11.8 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK/KOAK) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 03:00 local, Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK/KOAK) is using landing 28L+28R+30, departure 30+28L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (280° @ 13 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 28L shows 12.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.7 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KOAK or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KOAK#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Oakland San Francisco Bay 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 Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK/KOAK) the live call is landing 28L+28R+30, departure 30+28L with METAR wind 280° @ 13 kt. 28L shows 12.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.7 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 KOAK threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.