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What runway is Jinnah International Airport (KHI/OPKC) using right now?

Jinnah International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 07R+07L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 16:18 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 07R, 07LDep 07R, 07L

Jinnah International Airport (KHI/OPKC) is using landing and departure 07R+07L 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
90° @ 4 kt
Direction
90°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
3.7 sm
Pressure
1013 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 16:00

METAR OPKC 271100Z 09004KT 6000 NSC 38/03 Q1013 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OPKC

Every runway threshold at OPKC. 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
07R74°11,155 ft3.9 kt0.0 kt1.1 ktRightLanding + departure
25L254°11,155 ft0.0 kt3.9 kt1.1 ktLeftStandby
07L75°10,500 ft3.9 kt0.0 kt1.1 ktRightLanding + departure
25R255°10,500 ft0.0 kt3.9 kt1.1 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Jinnah International Airport (KHI/OPKC) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 16:00 local, Jinnah International Airport (KHI/OPKC) is using landing and departure 07R+07L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Jinnah International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (90° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 07R shows 3.9 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/OPKC or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OPKC#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Jinnah 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 Jinnah International Airport (KHI/OPKC) the live call is landing and departure 07R+07L with METAR wind 90° @ 4 kt. 07R shows 3.9 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 OPKC threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.