Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Live METAR wind (20° at 5 kt), predicted landing/departure runways (landing and departure 29), hourly sun-angle backlight map, and top photo spots for Sarajevo International Airport.
As of Mon 26 Oct, 14:30 local, the METAR/TAF wind vector predicts landing and departure 29. The METAR wind is 20° at 5 kt. 29 shows +0.6 kt headwind and 5.0 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Updated Mon 26 Oct, 14:42.
| End | True hdg | Length | Headwind | Crosswind | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 117° | 8,666 ft | -0.6 kt | 5.0 kt | Standby |
| 29 | 297° | 8,666 ft | +0.6 kt | 5.0 kt | Landing + departure |
METAR LQSA 261330Z 02005KT 320V080 9999 SCT065 14/M01 Q1020 NOSIG
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VFR20° @ 5 kt
14°C · 10+ km (9999) · 1020 hPa
SCT065
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Backlight / glare cone
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Every pin below carries original geometry: meters to the nearest runway centerline, the compass bearing toward the aircraft, the morning or afternoon that puts the sun behind that view, and a lens picked only from that distance.
Short final 29 - sunny side
Calculated perimeter
Score 80/100
Short final 29 - sunny side sits 1234 m from the 29 centerline. Looking toward the aircraft the bearing is 326.3°. That view is front-lit in the morning (best 09:00–10:00 local) with a 150-600mm lens.
Calculated public-side point about 1.2 km from the landing threshold and 280 m off the centerline, on the sunny side. Confirm the fence is between you and the runway before you stop.
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Zero-Delay Fence Audio
Online streams lag by 30 seconds or more, which is enough to miss the runway change and be on the wrong side of the field. Tower is 118.25 MHz. A handheld VHF airband scanner (Uniden Bearcat BC125AT) at the fence hears the call as it is made. At 1234 m from 29, bring a 150-600mm lens.
Sony FE 200-600mm
Beyond 450 m you want 150-600mm. A 200-600mm zoom still frames a heavy jet on a long final.
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Handheld VHF airband scanner for tower and ATIS at the fence. Online streams run 30 seconds or more behind.
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Search this gearAs of Mon 26 Oct, 14:30 local, the METAR/TAF wind vector predicts landing and departure 29. The METAR wind is 20° at 5 kt. 29 shows +0.6 kt headwind and 5.0 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed.
At 08:00 local the sun is at 126° azimuth and 16° elevation. Short final 29 - sunny side scores 92/100, 1234 m from runway 29, view bearing 326.3°, best as a morning spot with a 150-600mm lens. At 16:00 the sun is at 245° and 7°. Short final 29 - sunny side scores 77/100 on a 326.3° view. Morning and afternoon picks follow that bearing: a view that wants the sun in the east is a morning spot, and a view that wants it in the west is an afternoon spot.
Short final 29 - sunny side is 1234 m from the 29 centerline, so the lens is 150-600mm. The bands are fixed from that distance: 70-200mm inside 250 m, 100-400mm from 250 m to 450 m, and 150-600mm beyond 450 m. The aircraft itself is about 573 m from this pin on a 700 m final.
Monitor Tower 118.25 MHz, Ground 121.9 MHz, Approach 136.45 MHz. Online streams lag by 30 seconds or more. A handheld VHF airband scanner at the fence is the zero-delay way to hear a runway change on Tower 118.25 MHz.
No TAF wind shift in the next 6 hours flips the flow. Wind stays near 20° at 5 kt, so 29 remains the favored arrival. The $3/mo Telegram Runway-Shift Alert pings you when D-ATIS or the METAR wind vector changes the active runway: https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LQSA#runway-alerts
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