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What runway is Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED/OEMA) using right now?

Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 17. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 14:26 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 17Dep 17

Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED/OEMA) is using landing and departure 17 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
140° @ 6 kt
Direction
140°
Speed
6 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1016 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 14:00

METAR OEMA 271100Z 14006KT 9999 SCT035 35/09 Q1016 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OEMA

Every runway threshold at OEMA. 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
17169°14,222 ft5.2 kt0.0 kt2.9 ktLeftLanding + departure
35349°14,222 ft0.0 kt5.2 kt2.9 ktRightStandby
18184°10,039 ft4.3 kt0.0 kt4.2 ktLeftStandby
364°10,039 ft0.0 kt4.3 kt4.2 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED/OEMA) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 14:00 local, Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED/OEMA) is using landing and departure 17. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (140° @ 6 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 17 shows 5.2 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.9 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OEMA or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OEMA#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz 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 Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED/OEMA) the live call is landing and departure 17 with METAR wind 140° @ 6 kt. 17 shows 5.2 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.9 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 OEMA threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.