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What runway is Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU/UCFL) using right now?

Issyk-Kul International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 07. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 17:50 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 07Dep 07

Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU/UCFL) is using landing and departure 07 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
VRB @ 2 kt
Direction
Variable
Speed
2 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1027 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 17:30

METAR UCFL 271130Z VRB01MPS 9999 SCT030CB 09/01 Q1027

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at UCFL

Every runway threshold at UCFL. 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
0774°12,467 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
25254°12,467 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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Questions

What runway is Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU/UCFL) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 17:30 local, Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU/UCFL) is using landing and departure 07. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Issyk-Kul International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (VRB @ 2 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 07 shows 0.0 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/UCFL or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/UCFL#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Issyk-Kul 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 Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU/UCFL) the live call is landing and departure 07 with METAR wind VRB @ 2 kt. 07 shows 0.0 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 UCFL threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.