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Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

What runway is Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI/WBKK) using right now?

Kota Kinabalu International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 20. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:26 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 20Dep 20

Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI/WBKK) is using landing and departure 20 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
130° @ 5 kt
Direction
130°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1012 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR WBKK 271200Z 13005KT 9999 FEW014 26/26 Q1012 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at WBKK

Every runway threshold at WBKK. 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
0223°12,402 ft0.0 kt1.5 kt4.8 ktRightStandby
20203°12,402 ft1.5 kt0.0 kt4.8 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI/WBKK) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI/WBKK) is using landing and departure 20. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Kota Kinabalu International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (130° @ 5 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 20 shows 1.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.8 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/WBKK or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/WBKK#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Kota Kinabalu 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 Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI/WBKK) the live call is landing and departure 20 with METAR wind 130° @ 5 kt. 20 shows 1.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.8 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 WBKK threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.