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Kaohsiung (Xiaogang), Taiwan

What runway is Kaohsiung International Airport (KHH/RCKH) using right now?

Kaohsiung International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 27. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 19:12 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 27Dep 27

Kaohsiung International Airport (KHH/RCKH) is using landing and departure 27 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
260° @ 5 kt
Direction
260°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1017 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 19:00

METAR RCKH 271100Z 26005KT 220V290 9999 FEW016 SCT040 27/21 Q1017 NOSIG RMK A3005

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at RCKH

Every runway threshold at RCKH. 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
0992°10,335 ft0.0 kt4.9 kt1.0 ktRightStandby
27272°10,335 ft4.9 kt0.0 kt1.0 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Kaohsiung International Airport (KHH/RCKH) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 19:00 local, Kaohsiung International Airport (KHH/RCKH) is using landing and departure 27. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Kaohsiung International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (260° @ 5 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 27 shows 4.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.0 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/RCKH or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/RCKH#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Kaohsiung 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 Kaohsiung International Airport (KHH/RCKH) the live call is landing and departure 27 with METAR wind 260° @ 5 kt. 27 shows 4.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.0 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 RCKH threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.