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What runway is Islamabad International Airport (ISB/OPIS) using right now?

Islamabad International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 28R+28L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 16:18 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 28R, 28LDep 28R, 28L

Islamabad International Airport (ISB/OPIS) is using landing and departure 28R+28L 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
310° @ 6 kt
Direction
310°
Speed
6 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
3.7 sm
Pressure
1018 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 16:00

METAR OPIS 271100Z 31006KT 6000 NSC 27/11 Q1018 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OPIS

Every runway threshold at OPIS. 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
10L101°12,001 ft0.0 kt5.2 kt2.9 ktLeftStandby
28R281°12,001 ft5.2 kt0.0 kt2.9 ktRightLanding + departure
10R100°12,001 ft0.0 kt5.2 kt3.0 ktLeftStandby
28L280°12,001 ft5.2 kt0.0 kt3.0 ktRightLanding + departure
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What runway is Islamabad International Airport (ISB/OPIS) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 16:00 local, Islamabad International Airport (ISB/OPIS) is using landing and departure 28R+28L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Islamabad International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (310° @ 6 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 28R shows 5.2 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.9 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OPIS or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OPIS#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Islamabad 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 Islamabad International Airport (ISB/OPIS) the live call is landing and departure 28R+28L with METAR wind 310° @ 6 kt. 28R shows 5.2 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.9 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 OPIS threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.