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Kuwait City, Kuwait

What runway is Kuwait International Airport (KWI/OKKK) using right now?

Kuwait International Airport active runway and live wind: landing 16+15L+15R, departure 16+15L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 14:21 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 16, 15L, 15RDep 16, 15L

Kuwait International Airport (KWI/OKKK) is using landing 16+15L+15R, departure 16+15L 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
70° @ 5 kt
Direction
70°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
5 sm
Pressure
1015 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 14:00

METAR OKKK 271100Z 07005KT 8000 FEW040 SCT080 34/13 Q1015 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OKKK

Every runway threshold at OKKK. 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
16155°15,026 ft0.4 kt0.0 kt5.0 ktLeftLanding + departure
34335°15,026 ft0.0 kt0.4 kt5.0 ktRightStandby
15L155°11,483 ft0.4 kt0.0 kt5.0 ktLeftLanding + departure
33R335°11,483 ft0.0 kt0.4 kt5.0 ktRightStandby
15R155°11,155 ft0.4 kt0.0 kt5.0 ktLeftLanding
33L335°11,155 ft0.0 kt0.4 kt5.0 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Kuwait International Airport (KWI/OKKK) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 14:00 local, Kuwait International Airport (KWI/OKKK) is using landing 16+15L+15R, departure 16+15L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Kuwait International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (70° @ 5 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 16 shows 0.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 5.0 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OKKK or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OKKK#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Kuwait 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 Kuwait International Airport (KWI/OKKK) the live call is landing 16+15L+15R, departure 16+15L with METAR wind 70° @ 5 kt. 16 shows 0.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 5.0 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 OKKK threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.