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What runway is Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG/LKPR) using right now?

Václav Havel Airport Prague active runway and live wind: landing and departure 12. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 12:01 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 12Dep 12

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG/LKPR) is using landing and departure 12 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
140° @ 6 kt
Direction
140°
Speed
6 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1022 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 11:30

METAR LKPR 271030Z 14006KT 100V180 9999 FEW048 11/04 Q1022 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at LKPR

Every runway threshold at LKPR. 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
0665°12,189 ft1.6 kt0.0 kt5.8 ktRightStandby
24245°12,189 ft0.0 kt1.6 kt5.8 ktLeftStandby
12127°10,663 ft5.8 kt0.0 kt1.3 ktRightLanding + departure
30307°10,663 ft0.0 kt5.8 kt1.3 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG/LKPR) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 11:30 local, Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG/LKPR) is using landing and departure 12. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Václav Havel Airport Prague active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (140° @ 6 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 12 shows 5.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.3 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LKPR or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LKPR#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Václav Havel Airport Prague?

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 Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG/LKPR) the live call is landing and departure 12 with METAR wind 140° @ 6 kt. 12 shows 5.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.3 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 LKPR threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.