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Quetta, Pakistan

What runway is Quetta International Airport (UET/OPQT) using right now?

Quetta International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 13R+13L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 16:17 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 13R, 13LDep 13R, 13L

Quetta International Airport (UET/OPQT) is using landing and departure 13R+13L 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

NOAA METAR was unavailable, so the wind vector assumes calm air and prefers the longer runways.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OPQT

Every runway threshold at OPQT. 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
13R136°12,001 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
31L316°12,001 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
13L136°11,962 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
31R316°11,962 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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What runway is Quetta International Airport (UET/OPQT) using right now?

As of the latest cycle local, Quetta International Airport (UET/OPQT) is using landing and departure 13R+13L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Quetta International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (Unavailable) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 13R shows 0.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OPQT or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OPQT#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Quetta 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 Quetta International Airport (UET/OPQT) the live call is landing and departure 13R+13L with METAR wind Unavailable. 13R shows 0.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). 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 OPQT threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.