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What runway is Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL/WMKK) using right now?

Kuala Lumpur International Airport active runway and live wind: landing 32R+32L+33, departure 32R+32L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:24 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 32R, 32L, 33Dep 32R, 32L

Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL/WMKK) is using landing 32R+32L+33, departure 32R+32L 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
20° @ 5 kt
Direction
20°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
5.6 sm
Pressure
1011 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR WMKK 271200Z 02005KT 350V070 9000 FEW030 27/24 Q1011 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at WMKK

Every runway threshold at WMKK. 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
14L146°13,530 ft0.0 kt2.9 kt4.0 ktLeftStandby
32R326°13,530 ft2.9 kt0.0 kt4.0 ktRightLanding + departure
14R146°13,288 ft0.0 kt2.9 kt4.0 ktLeftStandby
32L326°13,288 ft2.9 kt0.0 kt4.0 ktRightLanding + departure
15146°12,993 ft0.0 kt2.9 kt4.0 ktLeftStandby
33326°12,993 ft2.9 kt0.0 kt4.0 ktRightLanding
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Questions

What runway is Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL/WMKK) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL/WMKK) is using landing 32R+32L+33, departure 32R+32L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Kuala Lumpur International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (20° @ 5 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 32R shows 2.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.0 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/WMKK or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/WMKK#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Kuala Lumpur 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 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL/WMKK) the live call is landing 32R+32L+33, departure 32R+32L with METAR wind 20° @ 5 kt. 32R shows 2.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.0 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 WMKK threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.