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What runway is Da Nang International Airport (DAD/VVDN) using right now?

Da Nang International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 17L+17R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 19:29 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 17L, 17RDep 17L, 17R

Da Nang International Airport (DAD/VVDN) is using landing and departure 17L+17R 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

NOAA METAR was unavailable, so the wind vector assumes calm air and prefers the longer runways.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at VVDN

Every runway threshold at VVDN. 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
17L172°11,483 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
35R352°11,483 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
17R172°10,000 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
35L352°10,000 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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Questions

What runway is Da Nang International Airport (DAD/VVDN) using right now?

As of the latest cycle local, Da Nang International Airport (DAD/VVDN) is using landing and departure 17L+17R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Da Nang International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (Unavailable) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 17L shows 0.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VVDN or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VVDN#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Da Nang 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 Da Nang International Airport (DAD/VVDN) the live call is landing and departure 17L+17R with METAR wind Unavailable. 17L shows 0.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). 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 VVDN threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.