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What runway is King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN) using right now?

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

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

King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN) is using landing 16C+16L+16R, departure 16C+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
200° @ 10 kt
Direction
200°
Speed
10 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1011 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 13:00

METAR OEJN 271000Z 20010KT CAVOK 37/21 Q1011 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OEJN

Every runway threshold at OEJN. 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
16C160°13,123 ft7.7 kt0.0 kt6.4 ktRightLanding + departure
34C340°13,123 ft0.0 kt7.7 kt6.4 ktLeftStandby
16L160°13,123 ft7.7 kt0.0 kt6.4 ktRightLanding + departure
34R340°13,123 ft0.0 kt7.7 kt6.4 ktLeftStandby
16R160°12,467 ft7.7 kt0.0 kt6.4 ktRightLanding
34L340°12,467 ft0.0 kt7.7 kt6.4 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 13:00 local, King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN) is using landing 16C+16L+16R, departure 16C+16L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. King Abdulaziz International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (200° @ 10 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 16C shows 7.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 6.4 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OEJN or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OEJN#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at King Abdulaziz 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 Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN) the live call is landing 16C+16L+16R, departure 16C+16L with METAR wind 200° @ 10 kt. 16C shows 7.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 6.4 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 OEJN threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.