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What runway is U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport (UTP/VTBU) using right now?

U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 36. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 19:30 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 36Dep 36

U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport (UTP/VTBU) is using landing and departure 36 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
360° @ 7 kt
Direction
360°
Speed
7 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
5 sm
Pressure
1012 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 19:00

METAR VTBU 271200Z 36007KT 8000 -RA FEW020 BKN100 23/23 Q1012 RETS NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at VTBU

Every runway threshold at VTBU. 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
18185°11,500 ft0.0 kt7.0 kt0.6 ktRightStandby
365°11,500 ft7.0 kt0.0 kt0.6 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport (UTP/VTBU) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 19:00 local, U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport (UTP/VTBU) is using landing and departure 36. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (360° @ 7 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 36 shows 7.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.6 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VTBU or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VTBU#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya 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 U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport (UTP/VTBU) the live call is landing and departure 36 with METAR wind 360° @ 7 kt. 36 shows 7.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.6 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 VTBU threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.