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What runway is Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (ATQ/VIAR) using right now?

Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 34. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 17:11 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 34Dep 34

Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (ATQ/VIAR) is using landing and departure 34 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
330° @ 6 kt
Direction
330°
Speed
6 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
2.5 sm
Pressure
1016 hPa
Flight category
IFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 17:00

METAR VIAR 271130Z 33006KT 4000 FU NSC 27/15 Q1016 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at VIAR

Every runway threshold at VIAR. 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
16158°12,000 ft0.0 kt5.9 kt0.8 ktRightStandby
34338°12,000 ft5.9 kt0.0 kt0.8 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (ATQ/VIAR) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 17:00 local, Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (ATQ/VIAR) is using landing and departure 34. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (330° @ 6 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 34 shows 5.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.8 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VIAR or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VIAR#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Sri Guru Ram Das Ji 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 Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (ATQ/VIAR) the live call is landing and departure 34 with METAR wind 330° @ 6 kt. 34 shows 5.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.8 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 VIAR threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.