Spotter

Istanbul(Bakırköy), Türkiye

What runway is İstanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL/LTBA) using right now?

İstanbul Atatürk Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 05. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:56 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 05Dep 05

İstanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL/LTBA) is using landing and departure 05 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
340° @ 12 kt
Direction
340°
Speed
12 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1014 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 14:00

METAR LTBA 271050Z 34012KT 9999 -SHRA BKN011 BKN030 13/12 Q1014

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at LTBA

Every runway threshold at LTBA. 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
0559°8,530 ft2.3 kt0.0 kt11.8 ktLeftLanding + departure
23239°8,530 ft0.0 kt2.3 kt11.8 ktRightStandby
Open the live mapSubscribe for alerts

Questions

What runway is İstanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL/LTBA) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 14:00 local, İstanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL/LTBA) is using landing and departure 05. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. İstanbul Atatürk Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (340° @ 12 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 05 shows 2.3 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 11.8 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LTBA or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LTBA#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at İstanbul Atatürk 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 İstanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL/LTBA) the live call is landing and departure 05 with METAR wind 340° @ 12 kt. 05 shows 2.3 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 11.8 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 LTBA threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.