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What runway is Kish International Airport (KIH/OIBK) using right now?

Kish International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 09R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 14:55 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 09RDep 09R

Kish International Airport (KIH/OIBK) is using landing and departure 09R right now. The badge is the confidence from the live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR and TAF wind vector, scored against every threshold.

TAF at Tue 27 Oct, 20:30 shifts the wind to 280° at 8 kt, favoring 27L in about 5.6 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
170° @ 8 kt
Direction
170°
Speed
8 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
4.4 sm
Pressure
1013 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 14:30

METAR OIBK 271100Z 17008KT 7000 FEW030 33/25 Q1013 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OIBK

Every runway threshold at OIBK. 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
09R95°12,004 ft2.1 kt0.0 kt7.7 ktRightLanding + departure
27L275°12,004 ft0.0 kt2.1 kt7.7 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Kish International Airport (KIH/OIBK) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 14:30 local, Kish International Airport (KIH/OIBK) is using landing and departure 09R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Kish International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (170° @ 8 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 09R shows 2.1 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 7.7 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OIBK or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OIBK#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Kish 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 Kish International Airport (KIH/OIBK) the live call is landing and departure 09R with METAR wind 170° @ 8 kt. 09R shows 2.1 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 7.7 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 OIBK threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.