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Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

What runway is Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RKT/OMRK) using right now?

Ras Al Khaimah International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 34. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 15:19 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 34Dep 34

Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RKT/OMRK) is using landing and departure 34 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° @ 12 kt
Direction
350°
Speed
12 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1013 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 15:00

METAR OMRK 271100Z 35012KT 9999 FEW040 34/21 Q1013 A2992

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OMRK

Every runway threshold at OMRK. 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
16165°12,336 ft0.0 kt12.0 kt1.1 ktLeftStandby
34345°12,336 ft12.0 kt0.0 kt1.1 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RKT/OMRK) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 15:00 local, Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RKT/OMRK) is using landing and departure 34. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Ras Al Khaimah International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (350° @ 12 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 34 shows 12.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.1 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OMRK or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OMRK#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Ras Al Khaimah 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 Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RKT/OMRK) the live call is landing and departure 34 with METAR wind 350° @ 12 kt. 34 shows 12.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.1 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 OMRK threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.