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Türkmenabat, Turkmenistan

What runway is Türkmenabat International Airport (CRZ/UTAV) using right now?

Türkmenabat International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 31. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 16:45 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 31Dep 31

Türkmenabat International Airport (CRZ/UTAV) is using landing and departure 31 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
280° @ 4 kt
Direction
280°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1023 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 16:00

METAR UTAV 271100Z 28004KT CAVOK 20/M08 Q1023 R31/CLRD70 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at UTAV

Every runway threshold at UTAV. 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
13126°12,467 ft0.0 kt3.6 kt1.8 ktRightStandby
31306°12,467 ft3.6 kt0.0 kt1.8 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Türkmenabat International Airport (CRZ/UTAV) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 16:00 local, Türkmenabat International Airport (CRZ/UTAV) is using landing and departure 31. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Türkmenabat International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (280° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 31 shows 3.6 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.8 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/UTAV or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/UTAV#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Türkmenabat 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 Türkmenabat International Airport (CRZ/UTAV) the live call is landing and departure 31 with METAR wind 280° @ 4 kt. 31 shows 3.6 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.8 kt crosswind from the left. 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 UTAV threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.