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What runway is Basra International Airport (BSR/ORMM) using right now?

Basra International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 32. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 14:15 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 32Dep 32

Basra International Airport (BSR/ORMM) is using landing and departure 32 right now. The badge is the confidence from the live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR and TAF wind vector, scored against every threshold.

TAF at Tue 27 Oct, 19:00 shifts the wind to 150° at 5 kt, favoring 14 in about 4.7 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
330° @ 11 kt
Direction
330°
Speed
11 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1014 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 14:00

METAR ORMM 271100Z 33011KT 9999 FEW040 SCT100 35/11 Q1014

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at ORMM

Every runway threshold at ORMM. 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
14138°13,124 ft0.0 kt10.8 kt2.3 ktLeftStandby
32318°13,124 ft10.8 kt0.0 kt2.3 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Basra International Airport (BSR/ORMM) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 14:00 local, Basra International Airport (BSR/ORMM) is using landing and departure 32. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Basra International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (330° @ 11 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 32 shows 10.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.3 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ORMM or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ORMM#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Basra 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 Basra International Airport (BSR/ORMM) the live call is landing and departure 32 with METAR wind 330° @ 11 kt. 32 shows 10.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.3 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 ORMM threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.