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What runway is Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM/RJOO) using right now?

Osaka Itami International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 32L+32R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:09 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 32L, 32RDep 32L, 32R

Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM/RJOO) is using landing and departure 32L+32R 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
320° @ 10 kt
Direction
320°
Speed
10 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1012 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR RJOO 271100Z 32010KT 9999 FEW025 SCT050 19/14 Q1012

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at RJOO

Every runway threshold at RJOO. 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
14R135°9,840 ft0.0 kt10.0 kt0.9 ktLeftStandby
32L315°9,840 ft10.0 kt0.0 kt0.9 ktRightLanding + departure
14L135°5,997 ft0.0 kt10.0 kt0.9 ktLeftStandby
32R315°5,997 ft10.0 kt0.0 kt0.9 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM/RJOO) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM/RJOO) is using landing and departure 32L+32R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Osaka Itami International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (320° @ 10 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 32L shows 10.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.9 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/RJOO or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/RJOO#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Osaka Itami 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 Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM/RJOO) the live call is landing and departure 32L+32R with METAR wind 320° @ 10 kt. 32L shows 10.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.9 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 RJOO threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.