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What runway is Zayed International Airport (AUH/OMAA) using right now?

Zayed International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 31L+31R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 15:20 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 31L, 31RDep 31L, 31R

Zayed International Airport (AUH/OMAA) is using landing and departure 31L+31R 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
310° @ 13 kt
Direction
310°
Speed
13 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1013 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 15:00

METAR OMAA 271100Z 31013KT 9999 FEW045 34/22 Q1013 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OMAA

Every runway threshold at OMAA. 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
13R128°13,471 ft0.0 kt13.0 kt0.5 ktLeftStandby
31L308°13,471 ft13.0 kt0.0 kt0.5 ktRightLanding + departure
13L128°13,451 ft0.0 kt13.0 kt0.5 ktLeftStandby
31R308°13,451 ft13.0 kt0.0 kt0.5 ktRightLanding + departure
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What runway is Zayed International Airport (AUH/OMAA) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 15:00 local, Zayed International Airport (AUH/OMAA) is using landing and departure 31L+31R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Zayed International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (310° @ 13 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 31L shows 13.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OMAA or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OMAA#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Zayed 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 Zayed International Airport (AUH/OMAA) the live call is landing and departure 31L+31R with METAR wind 310° @ 13 kt. 31L shows 13.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). 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 OMAA threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.