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Minsk, Belarus

What runway is Minsk National Airport (MSQ/UMMS) using right now?

Minsk National Airport active runway and live wind: landing 31L+31R, departure 31R+31L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 14:47 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 31L, 31RDep 31R, 31L

Minsk National Airport (MSQ/UMMS) is using landing 31L+31R, departure 31R+31L 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
10° @ 4 kt
Direction
10°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1026 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 14:30

METAR UMMS 271130Z 01002MPS 350V050 9999 SCT008 BKN020 10/08 Q1026 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at UMMS

Every runway threshold at UMMS. 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
13L138°12,139 ft0.0 kt2.5 kt3.2 ktLeftStandby
31R318°12,139 ft2.5 kt0.0 kt3.2 ktRightLanding + departure
13R139°11,946 ft0.0 kt2.5 kt3.1 ktLeftStandby
31L319°11,946 ft2.5 kt0.0 kt3.1 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Minsk National Airport (MSQ/UMMS) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 14:30 local, Minsk National Airport (MSQ/UMMS) is using landing 31L+31R, departure 31R+31L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Minsk National Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (10° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 31L shows 2.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.1 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/UMMS or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/UMMS#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Minsk National 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 Minsk National Airport (MSQ/UMMS) the live call is landing 31L+31R, departure 31R+31L with METAR wind 10° @ 4 kt. 31L shows 2.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.1 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 UMMS threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.