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What runway is Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA/PHKO) using right now?

Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole active runway and live wind: landing and departure 17. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 01:13 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 17Dep 17

Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA/PHKO) is using landing and departure 17 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
150° @ 6 kt
Direction
150°
Speed
6 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1013 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 01:00

METAR PHKO 271053Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM FEW019 BKN048 OVC170 27/23 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP128 T02670228

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 PHKO

Every runway threshold at PHKO. 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
17185°11,000 ft4.9 kt0.0 kt3.4 ktLeftLanding + departure
355°11,000 ft0.0 kt4.9 kt3.4 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA/PHKO) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 01:00 local, Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA/PHKO) is using landing and departure 17. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (150° @ 6 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 17 shows 4.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.4 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/PHKO or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/PHKO#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole?

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 Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA/PHKO) the live call is landing and departure 17 with METAR wind 150° @ 6 kt. 17 shows 4.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.4 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 PHKO threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.