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What runway is Payam International Airport (PYK/OIIP) using right now?

Payam International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 30. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 14:54 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 30Dep 30

Payam International Airport (PYK/OIIP) is using landing and departure 30 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
320° @ 10 kt
Direction
320°
Speed
10 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1021 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 14:30

METAR OIIP 271100Z 32010KT 9999 FEW040 23/03 Q1021 A3016

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OIIP

Every runway threshold at OIIP. 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
12128°12,005 ft0.0 kt9.8 kt2.1 ktLeftStandby
30308°12,005 ft9.8 kt0.0 kt2.1 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Payam International Airport (PYK/OIIP) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 14:30 local, Payam International Airport (PYK/OIIP) is using landing and departure 30. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Payam International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (320° @ 10 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 30 shows 9.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.1 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OIIP or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OIIP#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Payam 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 Payam International Airport (PYK/OIIP) the live call is landing and departure 30 with METAR wind 320° @ 10 kt. 30 shows 9.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.1 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 OIIP threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.