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What runway is Noi Bai International Airport (HAN/VVNB) using right now?

Noi Bai International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 11R+11L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 19:29 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 11R, 11LDep 11R, 11L

Noi Bai International Airport (HAN/VVNB) is using landing and departure 11R+11L 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
170° @ 8 kt
Direction
170°
Speed
8 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1017 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 19:00

METAR VVNB 271200Z 17008KT CAVOK 29/22 Q1017 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at VVNB

Every runway threshold at VVNB. 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
11R107°12,466 ft3.6 kt0.0 kt7.1 ktRightLanding + departure
29L287°12,466 ft0.0 kt3.6 kt7.1 ktLeftStandby
11L107°10,499 ft3.6 kt0.0 kt7.1 ktRightLanding + departure
29R287°10,499 ft0.0 kt3.6 kt7.1 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Noi Bai International Airport (HAN/VVNB) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 19:00 local, Noi Bai International Airport (HAN/VVNB) is using landing and departure 11R+11L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Noi Bai International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (170° @ 8 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 11R shows 3.6 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 7.1 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VVNB or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VVNB#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Noi Bai 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 Noi Bai International Airport (HAN/VVNB) the live call is landing and departure 11R+11L with METAR wind 170° @ 8 kt. 11R shows 3.6 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 7.1 kt crosswind from the right. 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 VVNB threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.