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What runway is Queen Alia International Airport (AMM/OJAI) using right now?

Queen Alia International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 08L+08R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 14:21 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 08L, 08RDep 08L, 08R

Queen Alia International Airport (AMM/OJAI) is using landing and departure 08L+08R 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
60° @ 4 kt
Direction
60°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
2.5 sm
Pressure
1017 hPa
Flight category
IFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 14:00

METAR OJAI 271100Z 06004KT 4000 -TSRA FEW025CB SCT030 SCT035 22/18 Q1017 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OJAI

Every runway threshold at OJAI. 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
08L81°12,008 ft3.7 kt0.0 kt1.5 ktLeftLanding + departure
26R261°12,008 ft0.0 kt3.7 kt1.5 ktRightStandby
08R81°12,008 ft3.7 kt0.0 kt1.5 ktLeftLanding + departure
26L261°12,008 ft0.0 kt3.7 kt1.5 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Queen Alia International Airport (AMM/OJAI) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 14:00 local, Queen Alia International Airport (AMM/OJAI) is using landing and departure 08L+08R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Queen Alia International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (60° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 08L shows 3.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.5 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OJAI or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OJAI#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Queen Alia 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 Queen Alia International Airport (AMM/OJAI) the live call is landing and departure 08L+08R with METAR wind 60° @ 4 kt. 08L shows 3.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.5 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 OJAI threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.