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What runway is Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport (AMD/VAAH) using right now?

Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 05. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 17:13 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 05Dep 05

Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport (AMD/VAAH) is using landing and departure 05 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
90° @ 7 kt
Direction
90°
Speed
7 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
3.1 sm
Pressure
1012 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 17:00

METAR VAAH 271130Z 09007KT 5000 FU NSC 34/08 Q1012 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at VAAH

Every runway threshold at VAAH. 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
0545°11,499 ft4.9 kt0.0 kt4.9 ktRightLanding + departure
23225°11,499 ft0.0 kt4.9 kt4.9 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport (AMD/VAAH) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 17:00 local, Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport (AMD/VAAH) is using landing and departure 05. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (90° @ 7 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 05 shows 4.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.9 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VAAH or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VAAH#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Sardar Vallabh Patel 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 Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport (AMD/VAAH) the live call is landing and departure 05 with METAR wind 90° @ 7 kt. 05 shows 4.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.9 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 VAAH threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.