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What runway is Taif International Airport (TIF/OETF) using right now?

Taif International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 25. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 14:25 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 25Dep 25

Taif International Airport (TIF/OETF) is using landing and departure 25 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
230° @ 8 kt
Direction
230°
Speed
8 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1021 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 14:00

METAR OETF 271100Z 23008KT 9999 SCT030 31/01 Q1021 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OETF

Every runway threshold at OETF. 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
0775°12,254 ft0.0 kt7.3 kt3.3 ktRightStandby
25255°12,254 ft7.3 kt0.0 kt3.3 ktLeftLanding + departure
17172°10,991 ft4.3 kt0.0 kt6.8 ktRightStandby
35352°10,991 ft0.0 kt4.3 kt6.8 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Taif International Airport (TIF/OETF) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 14:00 local, Taif International Airport (TIF/OETF) is using landing and departure 25. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Taif International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (230° @ 8 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 25 shows 7.3 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.3 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OETF or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OETF#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Taif 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 Taif International Airport (TIF/OETF) the live call is landing and departure 25 with METAR wind 230° @ 8 kt. 25 shows 7.3 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.3 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 OETF threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.