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What runway is Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC/VGHS) using right now?

Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 32. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 17:42 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 32Dep 32

Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC/VGHS) is using landing and departure 32 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
20° @ 4 kt
Direction
20°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
2.2 sm
Pressure
1011 hPa
Flight category
IFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 17:30

METAR VGHS 271130Z 02004KT 3500 HZ FEW015 33/21 Q1011 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at VGHS

Every runway threshold at VGHS. 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
14144°10,499 ft0.0 kt2.2 kt3.3 ktLeftStandby
32324°10,499 ft2.2 kt0.0 kt3.3 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC/VGHS) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 17:30 local, Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC/VGHS) is using landing and departure 32. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (20° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 32 shows 2.2 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.3 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VGHS or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VGHS#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Hazrat Shahjalal 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 Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC/VGHS) the live call is landing and departure 32 with METAR wind 20° @ 4 kt. 32 shows 2.2 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.3 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 VGHS threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.