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What runway is Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB/VCBI) using right now?

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 22. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 17:13 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 22Dep 22

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB/VCBI) is using landing and departure 22 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
210° @ 11 kt
Direction
210°
Speed
11 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
5 sm
Pressure
1008 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 16:40

METAR VCBI 271110Z 21011KT 8000 FEW018 BKN080 29/25 Q1008 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at VCBI

Every runway threshold at VCBI. 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
0437°10,991 ft0.0 kt10.9 kt1.3 ktRightStandby
22217°10,991 ft10.9 kt0.0 kt1.3 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB/VCBI) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 16:40 local, Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB/VCBI) is using landing and departure 22. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (210° @ 11 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 22 shows 10.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.3 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VCBI or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VCBI#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Bandaranaike International Colombo 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 Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB/VCBI) the live call is landing and departure 22 with METAR wind 210° @ 11 kt. 22 shows 10.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.3 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 VCBI threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.