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What runway is Gimhae International Airport (PUS/RKPK) using right now?

Gimhae International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 36L+36R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 21:03 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 36L, 36RDep 36L, 36R

Gimhae International Airport (PUS/RKPK) is using landing and departure 36L+36R 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
360° @ 1 kt
Direction
360°
Speed
1 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1019 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR RKPK 271100Z 36001KT CAVOK 13/02 Q1019

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at RKPK

Every runway threshold at RKPK. 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
18R174°10,499 ft0.0 kt1.0 kt0.1 ktLeftStandby
36L354°10,499 ft1.0 kt0.0 kt0.1 ktRightLanding + departure
18L174°9,007 ft0.0 kt1.0 kt0.1 ktLeftStandby
36R354°9,007 ft1.0 kt0.0 kt0.1 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Gimhae International Airport (PUS/RKPK) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Gimhae International Airport (PUS/RKPK) is using landing and departure 36L+36R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Gimhae International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (360° @ 1 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 36L shows 1.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/RKPK or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/RKPK#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Gimhae 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 Gimhae International Airport (PUS/RKPK) the live call is landing and departure 36L+36R with METAR wind 360° @ 1 kt. 36L shows 1.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). 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 RKPK threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.