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What runway is Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD/UBBB) using right now?

Heydar Aliyev International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 34+35. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 15:50 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 34, 35Dep 34, 35

Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD/UBBB) is using landing and departure 34+35 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, 18:00 shifts the wind to 90° at 5 kt, favoring 16+17 in about 2.2 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
30° @ 6 kt
Direction
30°
Speed
6 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1024 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 15:30

METAR UBBB 271130Z 03006KT CAVOK 18/11 Q1024 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at UBBB

Every runway threshold at UBBB. 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
16167°13,123 ft0.0 kt4.4 kt4.1 ktLeftStandby
34347°13,123 ft4.4 kt0.0 kt4.1 ktRightLanding + departure
17179°10,499 ft0.0 kt5.1 kt3.1 ktLeftStandby
35359°10,499 ft5.1 kt0.0 kt3.1 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD/UBBB) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 15:30 local, Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD/UBBB) is using landing and departure 34+35. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Heydar Aliyev International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (30° @ 6 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 34 shows 4.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.1 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/UBBB or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/UBBB#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Heydar Aliyev 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 Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD/UBBB) the live call is landing and departure 34+35 with METAR wind 30° @ 6 kt. 34 shows 4.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.1 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 UBBB threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.