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What runway is Hong Kong International Airport (HKG/VHHH) using right now?

Hong Kong International Airport active runway and live wind: landing 07L+07C+07R, departure 07L+07C. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 19:42 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 07L, 07C, 07RDep 07L, 07C

Hong Kong International Airport (HKG/VHHH) is using landing 07L+07C+07R, departure 07L+07C 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
100° @ 11 kt
Direction
100°
Speed
11 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1018 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 19:30

METAR VHHH 271130Z 10011KT 9999 FEW025 27/21 Q1018 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at VHHH

Every runway threshold at VHHH. 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
07C71°12,467 ft9.6 kt0.0 kt5.3 ktRightLanding + departure
25C251°12,467 ft0.0 kt9.6 kt5.3 ktLeftStandby
07L74°12,467 ft9.9 kt0.0 kt4.8 ktRightLanding + departure
25R254°12,467 ft0.0 kt9.9 kt4.8 ktLeftStandby
07R71°12,467 ft9.6 kt0.0 kt5.3 ktRightLanding
25L251°12,467 ft0.0 kt9.6 kt5.3 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Hong Kong International Airport (HKG/VHHH) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 19:30 local, Hong Kong International Airport (HKG/VHHH) is using landing 07L+07C+07R, departure 07L+07C. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Hong Kong International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (100° @ 11 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 07L shows 9.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.8 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VHHH or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VHHH#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong International Airport (HKG/VHHH) the live call is landing 07L+07C+07R, departure 07L+07C with METAR wind 100° @ 11 kt. 07L shows 9.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.8 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 VHHH threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.