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What runway is Kansai International Airport (KIX/RJBB) using right now?

Kansai International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 24R+24L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:11 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 24R, 24LDep 24R, 24L

Kansai International Airport (KIX/RJBB) is using landing and departure 24R+24L 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, 22:00 shifts the wind to 340° at 18 kt, favoring 06L+06R in about 1.8 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
320° @ 19 kt
Direction
320°
Speed
19 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1012 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR RJBB 271100Z 32019KT 9999 FEW020 BKN080 21/16 Q1012 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at RJBB

Every runway threshold at RJBB. 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
06L51°13,123 ft0.0 kt0.3 kt19.0 ktLeftStandby
24R231°13,123 ft0.3 kt0.0 kt19.0 ktRightLanding + departure
06R51°11,483 ft0.0 kt0.3 kt19.0 ktLeftStandby
24L231°11,483 ft0.3 kt0.0 kt19.0 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Kansai International Airport (KIX/RJBB) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Kansai International Airport (KIX/RJBB) is using landing and departure 24R+24L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Kansai International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (320° @ 19 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 24R shows 0.3 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 19.0 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/RJBB or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/RJBB#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Kansai 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 Kansai International Airport (KIX/RJBB) the live call is landing and departure 24R+24L with METAR wind 320° @ 19 kt. 24R shows 0.3 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 19.0 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 RJBB threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.