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What runway is Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH/LGAV) using right now?

Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 03R+03L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:06 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 03R, 03LDep 03R, 03L

Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH/LGAV) is using landing and departure 03R+03L 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
20° @ 15 kt
Direction
20°
Speed
15 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1013 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 13:00

METAR LGAV 271050Z 02015KT 350V050 9999 SCT035 SCT070 19/08 Q1013 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at LGAV

Every runway threshold at LGAV. 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
03R37°13,123 ft14.4 kt0.0 kt4.3 ktLeftLanding + departure
21L217°13,123 ft0.0 kt14.4 kt4.3 ktRightStandby
03L37°12,467 ft14.4 kt0.0 kt4.3 ktLeftLanding + departure
21R217°12,467 ft0.0 kt14.4 kt4.3 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH/LGAV) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 13:00 local, Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH/LGAV) is using landing and departure 03R+03L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (20° @ 15 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 03R shows 14.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.3 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LGAV or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LGAV#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos 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 Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH/LGAV) the live call is landing and departure 03R+03L with METAR wind 20° @ 15 kt. 03R shows 14.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.3 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 LGAV threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.