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What runway is Bahrain International Airport (BAH/OBBI) using right now?

Bahrain International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 30R+30L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 14:13 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 30R, 30LDep 30R, 30L

Bahrain International Airport (BAH/OBBI) is using landing and departure 30R+30L 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, 15:30 shifts the wind to 40° at 10 kt, favoring 12L+12R in about 1.3 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
20° @ 9 kt
Direction
20°
Speed
9 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1014 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 14:00

METAR OBBI 271030Z 02009KT CAVOK 34/21 Q1014 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OBBI

Every runway threshold at OBBI. 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
12L123°12,979 ft0.0 kt2.0 kt8.8 ktLeftStandby
30R303°12,979 ft2.0 kt0.0 kt8.8 ktRightLanding + departure
12R123°8,302 ft0.0 kt2.0 kt8.8 ktLeftStandby
30L303°8,302 ft2.0 kt0.0 kt8.8 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Bahrain International Airport (BAH/OBBI) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 14:00 local, Bahrain International Airport (BAH/OBBI) is using landing and departure 30R+30L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Bahrain International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (20° @ 9 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 30R shows 2.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 8.8 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OBBI or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OBBI#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Bahrain 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 Bahrain International Airport (BAH/OBBI) the live call is landing and departure 30R+30L with METAR wind 20° @ 9 kt. 30R shows 2.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 8.8 kt crosswind from the right. 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 OBBI threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.