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Simferopol, Ukraine

What runway is Simferopol International Airport (SIP/UKFF) using right now?

Simferopol International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 01L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 14:48 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 01LDep 01L

Simferopol International Airport (SIP/UKFF) is using landing and departure 01L 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 UKFF

Every runway threshold at UKFF. 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
01L13°12,142 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
19R193°12,142 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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What runway is Simferopol International Airport (SIP/UKFF) using right now?

As of the latest cycle local, Simferopol International Airport (SIP/UKFF) is using landing and departure 01L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Simferopol International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (Unavailable) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 01L 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/UKFF or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/UKFF#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Simferopol 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 Simferopol International Airport (SIP/UKFF) the live call is landing and departure 01L with METAR wind Unavailable. 01L 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 UKFF threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.