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Salalah, Oman

What runway is Salalah International Airport (SLL/OOSA) using right now?

Salalah International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 25. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 15:18 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 25Dep 25

Salalah International Airport (SLL/OOSA) is using landing and departure 25 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
190° @ 12 kt
Direction
190°
Speed
12 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1013 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 15:00

METAR OOSA 271050Z 19012KT CAVOK 32/18 Q1013 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OOSA

Every runway threshold at OOSA. 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
0771°13,123 ft0.0 kt5.8 kt10.5 ktRightStandby
25251°13,123 ft5.8 kt0.0 kt10.5 ktLeftLanding + departure
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What runway is Salalah International Airport (SLL/OOSA) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 15:00 local, Salalah International Airport (SLL/OOSA) is using landing and departure 25. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Salalah International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (190° @ 12 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 25 shows 5.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 10.5 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OOSA or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OOSA#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Salalah 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 Salalah International Airport (SLL/OOSA) the live call is landing and departure 25 with METAR wind 190° @ 12 kt. 25 shows 5.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 10.5 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 OOSA threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.