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What runway is King Khalid International Airport (RUH/OERK) using right now?

King Khalid International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 15L+15R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 14:26 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 15L, 15RDep 15L, 15R

King Khalid International Airport (RUH/OERK) is using landing and departure 15L+15R 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
150° @ 4 kt
Direction
150°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1017 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 14:00

METAR OERK 271100Z 15004KT CAVOK 36/01 Q1017 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OERK

Every runway threshold at OERK. 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
15L150°13,796 ft4.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
33R330°13,796 ft0.0 kt4.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
15R150°13,796 ft4.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
33L330°13,796 ft0.0 kt4.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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Questions

What runway is King Khalid International Airport (RUH/OERK) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 14:00 local, King Khalid International Airport (RUH/OERK) is using landing and departure 15L+15R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. King Khalid International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (150° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 15L shows 4.0 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/OERK or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OERK#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at King Khalid 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 Khalid International Airport (RUH/OERK) the live call is landing and departure 15L+15R with METAR wind 150° @ 4 kt. 15L shows 4.0 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 OERK threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.