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What runway is Don Mueang International Airport (DMK/VTBD) using right now?

Don Mueang International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 03L+03R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 19:30 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 03L, 03RDep 03L, 03R

Don Mueang International Airport (DMK/VTBD) is using landing and departure 03L+03R 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
20° @ 5 kt
Direction
20°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
5 sm
Pressure
1012 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 19:00

METAR VTBD 271200Z 02005KT 8000 -RA FEW020CB SCT035 26/22 Q1012 RETS NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at VTBD

Every runway threshold at VTBD. 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
03L30°12,139 ft4.9 kt0.0 kt0.9 ktLeftLanding + departure
21R210°12,139 ft0.0 kt4.9 kt0.9 ktRightStandby
03R29°11,483 ft4.9 kt0.0 kt0.8 ktLeftLanding + departure
21L209°11,483 ft0.0 kt4.9 kt0.8 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Don Mueang International Airport (DMK/VTBD) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 19:00 local, Don Mueang International Airport (DMK/VTBD) is using landing and departure 03L+03R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Don Mueang International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (20° @ 5 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 03L shows 4.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.9 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VTBD or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VTBD#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Don Mueang 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 Don Mueang International Airport (DMK/VTBD) the live call is landing and departure 03L+03R with METAR wind 20° @ 5 kt. 03L shows 4.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.9 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 VTBD threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.