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What runway is Chennai International Airport (MAA/VOMM) using right now?

Chennai International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 25. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 18:02 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 25Dep 25

Chennai International Airport (MAA/VOMM) is using landing and departure 25 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
260° @ 8 kt
Direction
260°
Speed
8 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
3.1 sm
Pressure
1005 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 17:00

METAR VOMM 271130Z 26008KT 5000 HZ SCT020 SCT100 33/23 Q1005 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at VOMM

Every runway threshold at VOMM. 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
0771°12,011 ft0.0 kt7.9 kt1.3 ktLeftStandby
25251°12,011 ft7.9 kt0.0 kt1.3 ktRightLanding + departure
12119°9,482 ft0.0 kt6.2 kt5.0 ktRightStandby
30299°9,482 ft6.2 kt0.0 kt5.0 ktLeftStandby
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What runway is Chennai International Airport (MAA/VOMM) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 17:00 local, Chennai International Airport (MAA/VOMM) is using landing and departure 25. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Chennai International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (260° @ 8 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 25 shows 7.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.3 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VOMM or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VOMM#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Chennai 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 Chennai International Airport (MAA/VOMM) the live call is landing and departure 25 with METAR wind 260° @ 8 kt. 25 shows 7.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.3 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 VOMM threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.