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What runway is Dubai International Airport (DXB/OMDB) using right now?

Dubai International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 30L+30R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 16:00 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 30L, 30RDep 30L, 30R

Dubai International Airport (DXB/OMDB) is using landing and departure 30L+30R right now. The badge is the confidence from the live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR and TAF wind vector, scored against every threshold.

TAF at Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 shifts the wind to 130° at 5 kt, favoring 12R+12L in about 4.0 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
310° @ 11 kt
Direction
310°
Speed
11 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
4.4 sm
Pressure
1012 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 15:30

METAR OMDB 271130Z 31011KT 280V340 7000 NSC 34/23 Q1012 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OMDB

Every runway threshold at OMDB. 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
12R121°14,590 ft0.0 kt10.9 kt1.7 ktLeftStandby
30L301°14,590 ft10.9 kt0.0 kt1.7 ktRightLanding + departure
12L121°14,275 ft0.0 kt10.9 kt1.7 ktLeftStandby
30R301°14,275 ft10.9 kt0.0 kt1.7 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Dubai International Airport (DXB/OMDB) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 15:30 local, Dubai International Airport (DXB/OMDB) is using landing and departure 30L+30R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Dubai International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (310° @ 11 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 30L shows 10.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.7 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OMDB or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OMDB#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Dubai 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 Dubai International Airport (DXB/OMDB) the live call is landing and departure 30L+30R with METAR wind 310° @ 11 kt. 30L shows 10.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.7 kt crosswind from the right. 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 OMDB threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.