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What runway is King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA/OEDR) using right now?

King Abdulaziz Air Base active runway and live wind: landing and departure 16R+16L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:42 local.

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

King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA/OEDR) is using landing and departure 16R+16L 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
80° @ 10 kt
Direction
80°
Speed
10 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1013 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 13:00

METAR OEDR 271000Z 08010KT CAVOK 36/23 Q1013

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OEDR

Every runway threshold at OEDR. 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
16R165°12,008 ft0.9 kt0.0 kt10.0 ktLeftLanding + departure
34L345°12,008 ft0.0 kt0.9 kt10.0 ktRightStandby
16L165°11,811 ft0.9 kt0.0 kt10.0 ktLeftLanding + departure
34R345°11,811 ft0.0 kt0.9 kt10.0 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA/OEDR) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 13:00 local, King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA/OEDR) is using landing and departure 16R+16L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. King Abdulaziz Air Base active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (80° @ 10 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 16R shows 0.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 10.0 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OEDR or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OEDR#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at King Abdulaziz Air Base?

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 Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA/OEDR) the live call is landing and departure 16R+16L with METAR wind 80° @ 10 kt. 16R shows 0.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 10.0 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 OEDR threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.