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What runway is Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (Vizag) (VTZ/VOVI) using right now?

Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (Vizag) active runway and live wind: landing and departure 10. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 18:01 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 10Dep 10

Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (Vizag) (VTZ/VOVI) is using landing and departure 10 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
40° @ 25 kt G35
Direction
40°
Speed
25 kt
Gusts
35 kt
Visibility
0.6 sm
Pressure
1004 hPa
Flight category
LIFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 17:30

METAR VOVI 271200Z 04025G35KT 1000 R28/1600 R10/1800 +RA BKN008 FEW025CB OVC080 23/22 Q1004 TEMPO 0800 +RA

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at VOVI

Every runway threshold at VOVI. 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
10101°12,467 ft12.1 kt0.0 kt21.9 kt · gust 30.6LeftLanding + departure
28281°12,467 ft0.0 kt12.1 kt21.9 kt · gust 30.6RightStandby
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What runway is Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (Vizag) (VTZ/VOVI) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 17:30 local, Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (Vizag) (VTZ/VOVI) is using landing and departure 10. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (Vizag) active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (40° @ 25 kt G35) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 10 shows 12.1 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 21.9 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VOVI or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VOVI#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (Vizag)?

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 Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (Vizag) (VTZ/VOVI) the live call is landing and departure 10 with METAR wind 40° @ 25 kt G35. 10 shows 12.1 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 21.9 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 VOVI threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.