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What runway is Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base (BGW/ORBI) using right now?

Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base active runway and live wind: landing and departure 15L+15R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 14:16 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 15L, 15RDep 15L, 15R

Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base (BGW/ORBI) is using landing and departure 15L+15R 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
110° @ 4 kt
Direction
110°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1015 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 14:00

METAR ORBI 271100Z 11004KT 050V170 CAVOK 34/09 Q1015 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at ORBI

Every runway threshold at ORBI. 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
15L150°13,124 ft3.1 kt0.0 kt2.6 ktLeftLanding + departure
33R330°13,124 ft0.0 kt3.1 kt2.6 ktRightStandby
15R150°10,830 ft3.1 kt0.0 kt2.6 ktLeftLanding + departure
33L330°10,830 ft0.0 kt3.1 kt2.6 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base (BGW/ORBI) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 14:00 local, Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base (BGW/ORBI) is using landing and departure 15L+15R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (110° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 15L shows 3.1 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.6 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ORBI or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ORBI#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base?

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 Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base (BGW/ORBI) the live call is landing and departure 15L+15R with METAR wind 110° @ 4 kt. 15L shows 3.1 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.6 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 ORBI threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.