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What runway is Almaty International Airport (ALA/UAAA) using right now?

Almaty International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 23R+23L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 16:51 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 23R, 23LDep 23R, 23L

Almaty International Airport (ALA/UAAA) is using landing and departure 23R+23L 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
230° @ 2 kt
Direction
230°
Speed
2 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1026 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 16:30

METAR UAAA 271130Z 23001MPS 9999 NSC 11/M07 Q1026 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at UAAA

Every runway threshold at UAAA. 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
05L56°14,764 ft0.0 kt2.0 kt0.2 ktRightStandby
23R236°14,764 ft2.0 kt0.0 kt0.2 ktLeftLanding + departure
05R56°14,436 ft0.0 kt2.0 kt0.2 ktRightStandby
23L236°14,436 ft2.0 kt0.0 kt0.2 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Almaty International Airport (ALA/UAAA) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 16:30 local, Almaty International Airport (ALA/UAAA) is using landing and departure 23R+23L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Almaty International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (230° @ 2 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 23R shows 2.0 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/UAAA or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/UAAA#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Almaty 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 Almaty International Airport (ALA/UAAA) the live call is landing and departure 23R+23L with METAR wind 230° @ 2 kt. 23R shows 2.0 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 UAAA threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.