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What runway is Doha International Airport (DIA/OTBD) using right now?

Doha International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 33. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 14:15 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 33Dep 33

Doha International Airport (DIA/OTBD) is using landing and departure 33 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
60° @ 9 kt
Direction
60°
Speed
9 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1013 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 14:00

METAR OTBD 271100Z 06009KT CAVOK 34/22 Q1013 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OTBD

Every runway threshold at OTBD. 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
15158°15,000 ft0.0 kt1.3 kt8.9 ktLeftStandby
33338°15,000 ft1.3 kt0.0 kt8.9 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Doha International Airport (DIA/OTBD) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 14:00 local, Doha International Airport (DIA/OTBD) is using landing and departure 33. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Doha International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (60° @ 9 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 33 shows 1.3 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 8.9 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OTBD or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OTBD#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Doha 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 Doha International Airport (DIA/OTBD) the live call is landing and departure 33 with METAR wind 60° @ 9 kt. 33 shows 1.3 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 8.9 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 OTBD threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.