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What runway is İstanbul Airport (IST/LTFM) using right now?

İstanbul Airport active runway and live wind: landing 35R+35L+34R, departure 35R+35L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:54 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 35R, 35L, 34RDep 35R, 35L

İstanbul Airport (IST/LTFM) is using landing 35R+35L+34R, departure 35R+35L right now. The badge is the confidence from the live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR and TAF wind vector, scored against every threshold.

TAF at Tue 27 Oct, 18:00 shifts the wind to 260° at 7 kt, favoring 27 in about 4.1 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
340° @ 17 kt
Direction
340°
Speed
17 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1013 hPa
Flight category
IFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 13:20

METAR LTFM 271020Z 34017KT 9999 -SHRA BKN009 FEW017TCU BKN022 12/11 Q1013 NOSIG RMK RWY17L 33018KT RWY34L 32014KT RWY16R 32013KT RWY36 34019KT RWY18 34018KT

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at LTFM

Every runway threshold at LTFM. 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
17L174°13,451 ft0.0 kt16.5 kt4.1 ktRightStandby
35R354°13,451 ft16.5 kt0.0 kt4.1 ktLeftLanding + departure
17R174°13,451 ft0.0 kt16.5 kt4.1 ktRightStandby
35L354°13,451 ft16.5 kt0.0 kt4.1 ktLeftLanding + departure
16L174°12,303 ft0.0 kt16.5 kt4.1 ktRightStandby
34R354°12,303 ft16.5 kt0.0 kt4.1 ktLeftLanding
16R174°12,303 ft0.0 kt16.5 kt4.1 ktRightStandby
34L354°12,303 ft16.5 kt0.0 kt4.1 ktLeftStandby
18179°10,039 ft0.0 kt16.1 kt5.5 ktRightStandby
36354°10,039 ft16.5 kt0.0 kt4.1 ktLeftStandby
0989°9,250 ft0.0 kt5.5 kt16.1 ktLeftStandby
27269°9,250 ft5.5 kt0.0 kt16.1 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is İstanbul Airport (IST/LTFM) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 13:20 local, İstanbul Airport (IST/LTFM) is using landing 35R+35L+34R, departure 35R+35L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. İstanbul Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (340° @ 17 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 35R shows 16.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.1 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LTFM or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LTFM#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at İstanbul 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 Airport (IST/LTFM) the live call is landing 35R+35L+34R, departure 35R+35L with METAR wind 340° @ 17 kt. 35R shows 16.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.1 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 LTFM threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.