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What runway is King Fahd International Airport (DMM/OEDF) using right now?

King Fahd International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 16L+16R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:43 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 16L, 16RDep 16L, 16R

King Fahd International Airport (DMM/OEDF) is using landing and departure 16L+16R 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
VRB @ 3 kt
Direction
Variable
Speed
3 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1014 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 13:00

METAR OEDF 271000Z VRB03KT 9999 FEW030 39/12 Q1014 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OEDF

Every runway threshold at OEDF. 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
16L165°13,124 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
34R345°13,124 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
16R165°13,124 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
34L345°13,124 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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Questions

What runway is King Fahd International Airport (DMM/OEDF) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 13:00 local, King Fahd International Airport (DMM/OEDF) is using landing and departure 16L+16R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. King Fahd International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (VRB @ 3 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 16L shows 0.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OEDF or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OEDF#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at King Fahd 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 King Fahd International Airport (DMM/OEDF) the live call is landing and departure 16L+16R with METAR wind VRB @ 3 kt. 16L shows 0.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). 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 OEDF threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.