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Hail, Saudi Arabia

What runway is Hail International Airport (HAS/OEHL) using right now?

Hail International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 18. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:42 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 18Dep 18

Hail International Airport (HAS/OEHL) is using landing and departure 18 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
190° @ 10 kt
Direction
190°
Speed
10 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1019 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 13:00

METAR OEHL 271000Z 19010KT 9999 FEW040 32/01 Q1019 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OEHL

Every runway threshold at OEHL. 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
18184°12,204 ft9.9 kt0.0 kt1.0 ktRightLanding + departure
364°12,204 ft0.0 kt9.9 kt1.0 ktLeftStandby
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What runway is Hail International Airport (HAS/OEHL) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 13:00 local, Hail International Airport (HAS/OEHL) is using landing and departure 18. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Hail International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (190° @ 10 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 18 shows 9.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.0 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OEHL or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OEHL#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Hail 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 Hail International Airport (HAS/OEHL) the live call is landing and departure 18 with METAR wind 190° @ 10 kt. 18 shows 9.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.0 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 OEHL threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.