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Ibiza (Eivissa), Spain

What runway is Ibiza Airport (IBZ/LEIB) using right now?

Ibiza Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 24. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 11:11 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 24Dep 24

Ibiza Airport (IBZ/LEIB) is using landing and departure 24 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
220° @ 5 kt
Direction
220°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1019 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 11:00

METAR LEIB 271000Z 22005KT 170V280 CAVOK 23/19 Q1019 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at LEIB

Every runway threshold at LEIB. 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
0662°9,186 ft0.0 kt4.6 kt1.9 ktRightStandby
24242°9,186 ft4.6 kt0.0 kt1.9 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Ibiza Airport (IBZ/LEIB) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 11:00 local, Ibiza Airport (IBZ/LEIB) is using landing and departure 24. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Ibiza Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (220° @ 5 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 24 shows 4.6 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.9 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LEIB or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LEIB#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Ibiza 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 Ibiza Airport (IBZ/LEIB) the live call is landing and departure 24 with METAR wind 220° @ 5 kt. 24 shows 4.6 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.9 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 LEIB threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.