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What runway is Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW/LTFJ) using right now?

Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 06R+06L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:55 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 06R, 06LDep 06R, 06L

Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW/LTFJ) is using landing and departure 06R+06L 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° @ 5 kt
Direction
340°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1013 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 13:20

METAR LTFJ 271020Z 34005KT 250V030 9999 -SHRA BKN012 BKN030 13/11 Q1013 NOSIG RMK RWY24R 35012KT RWY06R 33010KT 300V020 RWY24L 36008KT 330V030

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at LTFJ

Every runway threshold at LTFJ. 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
06R64°11,614 ft0.5 kt0.0 kt5.0 ktLeftLanding + departure
24L244°11,614 ft0.0 kt0.5 kt5.0 ktRightStandby
06L64°9,843 ft0.5 kt0.0 kt5.0 ktLeftLanding + departure
24R244°9,843 ft0.0 kt0.5 kt5.0 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW/LTFJ) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 13:20 local, Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW/LTFJ) is using landing and departure 06R+06L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (340° @ 5 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 06R shows 0.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 5.0 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LTFJ or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LTFJ#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen 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 Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW/LTFJ) the live call is landing and departure 06R+06L with METAR wind 340° @ 5 kt. 06R shows 0.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 5.0 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 LTFJ threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.