Spotter

Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of

What runway is Mehrabad International Airport (THR/OIII) using right now?

Mehrabad International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 29L+29R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 14:54 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 29L, 29RDep 29L, 29R

Mehrabad International Airport (THR/OIII) is using landing and departure 29L+29R 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, 19:30 shifts the wind to 30° at 10 kt, favoring 11R+11L in about 4.6 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
280° @ 12 kt
Direction
280°
Speed
12 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1022 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 14:30

METAR OIII 271100Z 28012KT 9999 FEW035 23/M02 Q1022 A3019 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OIII

Every runway threshold at OIII. 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
11R109°13,258 ft0.0 kt11.9 kt1.9 ktRightStandby
29L289°13,258 ft11.9 kt0.0 kt1.9 ktLeftLanding + departure
11L109°13,087 ft0.0 kt11.9 kt1.9 ktRightStandby
29R289°13,087 ft11.9 kt0.0 kt1.9 ktLeftLanding + departure
Open the live mapSubscribe for alerts

Questions

What runway is Mehrabad International Airport (THR/OIII) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 14:30 local, Mehrabad International Airport (THR/OIII) is using landing and departure 29L+29R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Mehrabad International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (280° @ 12 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 29L shows 11.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.9 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OIII or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OIII#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Mehrabad 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 Mehrabad International Airport (THR/OIII) the live call is landing and departure 29L+29R with METAR wind 280° @ 12 kt. 29L shows 11.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.9 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 OIII threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.