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Boryspil, Ukraine

What runway is Boryspil International Airport (KBP/UKBB) using right now?

Boryspil International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 18L+18R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:48 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 18L, 18RDep 18L, 18R

Boryspil International Airport (KBP/UKBB) is using landing and departure 18L+18R 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

NOAA METAR was unavailable, so the wind vector assumes calm air and prefers the longer runways.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at UKBB

Every runway threshold at UKBB. 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
18L183°13,123 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
36R3°13,123 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
18R183°11,483 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
36L3°11,483 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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What runway is Boryspil International Airport (KBP/UKBB) using right now?

As of the latest cycle local, Boryspil International Airport (KBP/UKBB) is using landing and departure 18L+18R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Boryspil International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (Unavailable) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 18L 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/UKBB or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/UKBB#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Boryspil 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 Boryspil International Airport (KBP/UKBB) the live call is landing and departure 18L+18R with METAR wind Unavailable. 18L 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 UKBB threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.