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What runway is Kazan International Airport (KZN/UWKD) using right now?

Kazan International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 11. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 14:44 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 11Dep 11

Kazan International Airport (KZN/UWKD) is using landing and departure 11 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
160° @ 6 kt
Direction
160°
Speed
6 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1039 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 14:30

METAR UWKD 271130Z 16003MPS CAVOK 11/M02 Q1039 R11/CLRD70 NOSIG RMK QFE769/1025

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at UWKD

Every runway threshold at UWKD. 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
11126°12,303 ft5.0 kt0.0 kt3.4 ktRightLanding + departure
29306°12,303 ft0.0 kt5.0 kt3.4 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Kazan International Airport (KZN/UWKD) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 14:30 local, Kazan International Airport (KZN/UWKD) is using landing and departure 11. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Kazan International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (160° @ 6 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 11 shows 5.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.4 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/UWKD or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/UWKD#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Kazan 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 Kazan International Airport (KZN/UWKD) the live call is landing and departure 11 with METAR wind 160° @ 6 kt. 11 shows 5.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.4 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 UWKD threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.