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What runway is Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK/VTBS) using right now?

Suvarnabhumi Airport active runway and live wind: landing 01+02L+02R, departure 01+02L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:59 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 01, 02L, 02RDep 01, 02L

Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK/VTBS) is using landing 01+02L+02R, departure 01+02L 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
350° @ 6 kt
Direction
350°
Speed
6 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1013 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:30

METAR VTBS 271330Z 35006KT 9999 FEW020 28/24 Q1013 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at VTBS

Every runway threshold at VTBS. 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
0114°13,123 ft5.5 kt0.0 kt2.4 ktLeftLanding + departure
19194°13,123 ft0.0 kt5.5 kt2.4 ktRightStandby
02L14°13,123 ft5.5 kt0.0 kt2.4 ktLeftLanding + departure
20R194°13,123 ft0.0 kt5.5 kt2.4 ktRightStandby
02R14°12,139 ft5.5 kt0.0 kt2.4 ktLeftLanding
20L194°12,139 ft0.0 kt5.5 kt2.4 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK/VTBS) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:30 local, Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK/VTBS) is using landing 01+02L+02R, departure 01+02L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Suvarnabhumi Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (350° @ 6 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 01 shows 5.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.4 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VTBS or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VTBS#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Suvarnabhumi 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 Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK/VTBS) the live call is landing 01+02L+02R, departure 01+02L with METAR wind 350° @ 6 kt. 01 shows 5.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.4 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 VTBS threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.