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What runway is Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC/OMDW) using right now?

Al Maktoum International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 30. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 15:19 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 30Dep 30

Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC/OMDW) is using landing and departure 30 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 140° at 5 kt, favoring 12 in about 4.7 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
300° @ 13 kt
Direction
300°
Speed
13 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
4.4 sm
Pressure
1014 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 15:00

METAR OMDW 271100Z 30013KT 7000 FEW040 34/24 Q1014 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OMDW

Every runway threshold at OMDW. 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
12120°14,764 ft0.0 kt13.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
30300°14,764 ft13.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
13121°6,030 ft0.0 kt13.0 kt0.2 ktRightStandby
31301°6,030 ft13.0 kt0.0 kt0.2 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC/OMDW) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 15:00 local, Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC/OMDW) is using landing and departure 30. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Al Maktoum International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (300° @ 13 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 30 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/OMDW or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OMDW#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Al Maktoum 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 Maktoum International Airport (DWC/OMDW) the live call is landing and departure 30 with METAR wind 300° @ 13 kt. 30 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 OMDW threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.