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What runway is Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (BLR/VOBL) using right now?

Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru active runway and live wind: landing and departure 27L+27R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 17:10 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 27L, 27RDep 27L, 27R

Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (BLR/VOBL) is using landing and departure 27L+27R 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° @ 8 kt
Direction
330°
Speed
8 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1012 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 16:30

METAR VOBL 271100Z 33008KT CAVOK 27/11 Q1012 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at VOBL

Every runway threshold at VOBL. 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
09L91°13,123 ft0.0 kt4.1 kt6.9 ktLeftStandby
27R271°13,123 ft4.1 kt0.0 kt6.9 ktRightLanding + departure
09R92°13,123 ft0.0 kt4.2 kt6.8 ktLeftStandby
27L272°13,123 ft4.2 kt0.0 kt6.8 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (BLR/VOBL) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 16:30 local, Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (BLR/VOBL) is using landing and departure 27L+27R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (330° @ 8 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 27L shows 4.2 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 6.8 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VOBL or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VOBL#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru?

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 Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (BLR/VOBL) the live call is landing and departure 27L+27R with METAR wind 330° @ 8 kt. 27L shows 4.2 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 6.8 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 VOBL threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.