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Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

What runway is Ashgabat International Airport (ASB/UTAA) using right now?

Ashgabat International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 29R+29L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 16:45 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 29R, 29LDep 29R, 29L

Ashgabat International Airport (ASB/UTAA) is using landing and departure 29R+29L 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
350° @ 6 kt
Direction
350°
Speed
6 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1024 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 16:00

METAR UTAA 271100Z 35006KT 290V030 9999 FEW033CB BKN033 BKN100 19/00 Q1024 R88/CLRD70 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at UTAA

Every runway threshold at UTAA. 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
11L119°12,467 ft0.0 kt3.8 kt4.7 ktLeftStandby
29R299°12,467 ft3.8 kt0.0 kt4.7 ktRightLanding + departure
11R119°12,467 ft0.0 kt3.8 kt4.7 ktLeftStandby
29L299°12,467 ft3.8 kt0.0 kt4.7 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Ashgabat International Airport (ASB/UTAA) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 16:00 local, Ashgabat International Airport (ASB/UTAA) is using landing and departure 29R+29L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Ashgabat International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (350° @ 6 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 29R shows 3.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.7 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/UTAA or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/UTAA#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Ashgabat 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 Ashgabat International Airport (ASB/UTAA) the live call is landing and departure 29R+29L with METAR wind 350° @ 6 kt. 29R shows 3.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.7 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 UTAA threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.