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What runway is Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG/LGTS) using right now?

Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 28. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:05 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 28Dep 28

Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG/LGTS) is using landing and departure 28 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
310° @ 15 kt
Direction
310°
Speed
15 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1015 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 13:00

METAR LGTS 271050Z 31015KT 9999 FEW025 17/03 Q1015 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at LGTS

Every runway threshold at LGTS. 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
10104°11,286 ft0.0 kt13.5 kt6.6 ktLeftStandby
28284°11,286 ft13.5 kt0.0 kt6.6 ktRightLanding + departure
16166°7,907 ft0.0 kt12.1 kt8.9 ktRightStandby
34346°7,907 ft12.1 kt0.0 kt8.9 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG/LGTS) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 13:00 local, Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG/LGTS) is using landing and departure 28. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (310° @ 15 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 28 shows 13.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 6.6 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LGTS or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LGTS#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Thessaloniki Macedonia 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 Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG/LGTS) the live call is landing and departure 28 with METAR wind 310° @ 15 kt. 28 shows 13.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 6.6 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 LGTS threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.