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Arbil, Iraq

What runway is Erbil International Airport (EBL/ORER) using right now?

Erbil International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 18. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 14:16 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 18Dep 18

Erbil International Airport (EBL/ORER) is using landing and departure 18 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
260° @ 5 kt
Direction
260°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
5.6 sm
Pressure
1018 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 14:00

METAR ORER 271100Z 26005KT 9000 FEW040 32/07 Q1018

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at ORER

Every runway threshold at ORER. 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
18180°15,748 ft0.9 kt0.0 kt4.9 ktRightLanding + departure
360°15,748 ft0.0 kt0.9 kt4.9 ktLeftStandby
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What runway is Erbil International Airport (EBL/ORER) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 14:00 local, Erbil International Airport (EBL/ORER) is using landing and departure 18. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Erbil International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (260° @ 5 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 18 shows 0.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.9 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ORER or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ORER#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Erbil 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 Erbil International Airport (EBL/ORER) the live call is landing and departure 18 with METAR wind 260° @ 5 kt. 18 shows 0.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.9 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 ORER threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.