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What runway is Mashhad International Airport (MHD/OIMM) using right now?

Mashhad International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 13R+13L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 14:52 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 13R, 13LDep 13R, 13L

Mashhad International Airport (MHD/OIMM) is using landing and departure 13R+13L 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
90° @ 8 kt
Direction
90°
Speed
8 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1023 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 14:30

METAR OIMM 271100Z 09008KT 9999 FEW040 SCT200 21/M02 Q1023 A3023

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OIMM

Every runway threshold at OIMM. 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
13R134°12,877 ft5.8 kt0.0 kt5.5 ktLeftLanding + departure
31L314°12,877 ft0.0 kt5.8 kt5.5 ktRightStandby
13L134°12,503 ft5.8 kt0.0 kt5.5 ktLeftLanding + departure
31R314°12,503 ft0.0 kt5.8 kt5.5 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Mashhad International Airport (MHD/OIMM) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 14:30 local, Mashhad International Airport (MHD/OIMM) is using landing and departure 13R+13L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Mashhad International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (90° @ 8 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 13R shows 5.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 5.5 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OIMM or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OIMM#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Mashhad 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 Mashhad International Airport (MHD/OIMM) the live call is landing and departure 13R+13L with METAR wind 90° @ 8 kt. 13R shows 5.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 5.5 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 OIMM threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.