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What runway is Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO/LIRF) using right now?

Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 16L+16R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 12:03 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 16L, 16RDep 16L, 16R

Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO/LIRF) is using landing and departure 16L+16R right now. The badge is the confidence from the live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR and TAF wind vector, scored against every threshold.

TAF at Tue 27 Oct, 13:00 shifts the wind to 300° at 10 kt, favoring 34R+34L in about 0.9 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
VRB @ 2 kt
Direction
Variable
Speed
2 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1019 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 12:00

METAR LIRF 271050Z VRB02KT CAVOK 21/13 Q1019 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at LIRF

Every runway threshold at LIRF. 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
16L163°12,801 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
34R343°12,801 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
16R163°12,801 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
34L343°12,801 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
0770°10,826 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
25250°10,826 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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What runway is Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO/LIRF) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 12:00 local, Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO/LIRF) is using landing and departure 16L+16R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (VRB @ 2 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 16L shows 0.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LIRF or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LIRF#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci 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 Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO/LIRF) the live call is landing and departure 16L+16R with METAR wind VRB @ 2 kt. 16L shows 0.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). 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 LIRF threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.