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What runway is Skardu International Airport (KDU/OPSD) using right now?

Skardu International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 14L+14R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 16:16 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 14L, 14RDep 14L, 14R

Skardu International Airport (KDU/OPSD) is using landing and departure 14L+14R 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 OPSD

Every runway threshold at OPSD. 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
14L153°11,995 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
32R333°11,995 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
14R147°11,995 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
32L327°11,995 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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What runway is Skardu International Airport (KDU/OPSD) using right now?

As of the latest cycle local, Skardu International Airport (KDU/OPSD) is using landing and departure 14L+14R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Skardu International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (Unavailable) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 14L 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/OPSD or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OPSD#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Skardu 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 Skardu International Airport (KDU/OPSD) the live call is landing and departure 14L+14R with METAR wind Unavailable. 14L 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 OPSD threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.