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What runway is Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD/LHBP) using right now?

Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 31R+31L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 12:05 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 31R, 31LDep 31R, 31L

Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD/LHBP) is using landing and departure 31R+31L 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
290° @ 5 kt
Direction
290°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1023 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 12:00

METAR LHBP 271100Z 29005KT 250V340 CAVOK 14/03 Q1023 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at LHBP

Every runway threshold at LHBP. 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
13L132°12,162 ft0.0 kt4.6 kt1.9 ktRightStandby
31R312°12,162 ft4.6 kt0.0 kt1.9 ktLeftLanding + departure
13R132°9,875 ft0.0 kt4.6 kt1.9 ktRightStandby
31L312°9,875 ft4.6 kt0.0 kt1.9 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD/LHBP) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 12:00 local, Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD/LHBP) is using landing and departure 31R+31L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (290° @ 5 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 31R 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/LHBP or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LHBP#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Budapest Liszt Ferenc 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 Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD/LHBP) the live call is landing and departure 31R+31L with METAR wind 290° @ 5 kt. 31R 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 LHBP threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.