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What runway is Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND/LRCK) using right now?

Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 36. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 12:59 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 36Dep 36

Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND/LRCK) is using landing and departure 36 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° @ 9 kt
Direction
310°
Speed
9 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
2.5 sm
Pressure
1013 hPa
Flight category
IFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 12:30

METAR LRCK 271030Z 31009KT 4000 RA BR FEW005 BKN008 OVC030 11/11 Q1013 TEMPO 3000 RA BR

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at LRCK

Every runway threshold at LRCK. 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
18186°11,483 ft0.0 kt5.0 kt7.5 ktRightStandby
366°11,483 ft5.0 kt0.0 kt7.5 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND/LRCK) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 12:30 local, Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND/LRCK) is using landing and departure 36. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (310° @ 9 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 36 shows 5.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 7.5 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LRCK or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LRCK#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Mihail Kogălniceanu 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 Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND/LRCK) the live call is landing and departure 36 with METAR wind 310° @ 9 kt. 36 shows 5.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 7.5 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 LRCK threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.