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What runway is Sharjah International Airport (SHJ/OMSJ) using right now?

Sharjah 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

Sharjah International Airport (SHJ/OMSJ) 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
310° @ 9 kt
Direction
310°
Speed
9 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1013 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 15:00

METAR OMSJ 271100Z 31009KT CAVOK 34/22 Q1013 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OMSJ

Every runway threshold at OMSJ. 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
12122°13,320 ft0.0 kt8.9 kt1.3 ktLeftStandby
30302°13,320 ft8.9 kt0.0 kt1.3 ktRightLanding + departure
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What runway is Sharjah International Airport (SHJ/OMSJ) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 15:00 local, Sharjah International Airport (SHJ/OMSJ) is using landing and departure 30. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Sharjah International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (310° @ 9 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 30 shows 8.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.3 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OMSJ or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OMSJ#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Sharjah 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 Sharjah International Airport (SHJ/OMSJ) the live call is landing and departure 30 with METAR wind 310° @ 9 kt. 30 shows 8.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.3 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 OMSJ threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.