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Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

What runway is Al Ain International Airport (AAN/OMAL) using right now?

Al Ain International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 01. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 15:20 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 01Dep 01

Al Ain International Airport (AAN/OMAL) is using landing and departure 01 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
350° @ 9 kt
Direction
350°
Speed
9 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1014 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 15:00

METAR OMAL 271100Z 35009KT CAVOK 37/07 Q1014 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OMAL

Every runway threshold at OMAL. 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
017°13,123 ft8.6 kt0.0 kt2.6 ktLeftLanding + departure
19187°13,123 ft0.0 kt8.6 kt2.6 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Al Ain International Airport (AAN/OMAL) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 15:00 local, Al Ain International Airport (AAN/OMAL) is using landing and departure 01. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Al Ain International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (350° @ 9 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 01 shows 8.6 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.6 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OMAL or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OMAL#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Al Ain 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 Al Ain International Airport (AAN/OMAL) the live call is landing and departure 01 with METAR wind 350° @ 9 kt. 01 shows 8.6 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.6 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 OMAL threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.