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What runway is Fairbanks International Airport (FAI/PAFA) using right now?

Fairbanks International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 20R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 03:14 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 20RDep 20R

Fairbanks International Airport (FAI/PAFA) is using landing and departure 20R right now. The badge is the confidence: D-ATIS when the tape names the runway, otherwise the NOAA METAR wind vector scored against every threshold.

Live METAR and D-ATIS

Wind
180° @ 6 kt
Direction
180°
Speed
6 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1029 hPa
Flight category
IFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 03:00

METAR PAFA 271053Z 18006KT 10SM -RA BKN005 OVC020 03/02 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP295 PCPN VRY LGT P0000 T00280017 $

FAA D-ATIS text is not available for this airport right now. The runway call follows the NOAA METAR wind vector.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at PAFA

Every runway threshold at PAFA. 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
02L38°11,800 ft0.0 kt4.7 kt3.7 ktRightStandby
20R218°11,800 ft4.7 kt0.0 kt3.7 ktLeftLanding + departure
02R38°4,510 ft0.0 kt4.7 kt3.7 ktRightStandby
20L218°4,510 ft4.7 kt0.0 kt3.7 ktLeftStandby
0238°2,900 ft0.0 kt4.7 kt3.7 ktRightStandby
20218°2,900 ft4.7 kt0.0 kt3.7 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Fairbanks International Airport (FAI/PAFA) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 03:00 local, Fairbanks International Airport (FAI/PAFA) is using landing and departure 20R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Fairbanks International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (180° @ 6 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 20R shows 4.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.7 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/PAFA or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/PAFA#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Fairbanks 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 Fairbanks International Airport (FAI/PAFA) the live call is landing and departure 20R with METAR wind 180° @ 6 kt. 20R shows 4.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.7 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 PAFA threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.