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What runway is Damascus International Airport (DAM/OSDI) using right now?

Damascus International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 05R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 14:15 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 05RDep 05R

Damascus International Airport (DAM/OSDI) is using landing and departure 05R 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, 18:00 shifts the wind to 230° at 15 kt, favoring 23L in about 3.7 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
120° @ 4 kt
Direction
120°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1015 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 14:00

METAR OSDI 271100Z 12004KT 9999 FEW030 SCT100 28/11 Q1015

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OSDI

Every runway threshold at OSDI. 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
05R48°11,811 ft1.2 kt0.0 kt3.8 ktRightLanding + departure
23L228°11,811 ft0.0 kt1.2 kt3.8 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Damascus International Airport (DAM/OSDI) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 14:00 local, Damascus International Airport (DAM/OSDI) is using landing and departure 05R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Damascus International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (120° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 05R shows 1.2 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.8 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OSDI or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OSDI#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Damascus 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 Damascus International Airport (DAM/OSDI) the live call is landing and departure 05R with METAR wind 120° @ 4 kt. 05R shows 1.2 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.8 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 OSDI threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.