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What runway is Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA/OIIE) using right now?

Imam Khomeini International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 11L+11R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 14:54 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 11L, 11RDep 11L, 11R

Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA/OIIE) is using landing and departure 11L+11R 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

NOAA METAR was unavailable, so the wind vector assumes calm air and prefers the longer runways.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OIIE

Every runway threshold at OIIE. 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
11L109°13,772 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
29R289°13,772 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
11R109°13,425 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
29L289°13,425 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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What runway is Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA/OIIE) using right now?

As of the latest cycle local, Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA/OIIE) is using landing and departure 11L+11R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Imam Khomeini International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (Unavailable) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 11L shows 0.0 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/OIIE or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OIIE#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Imam Khomeini 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 Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA/OIIE) the live call is landing and departure 11L+11R with METAR wind Unavailable. 11L shows 0.0 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 OIIE threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.