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Langkawi, Malaysia

What runway is Langkawi International Airport (LGK/WMKL) using right now?

Langkawi International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 21. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:24 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 21Dep 21

Langkawi International Airport (LGK/WMKL) is using landing and departure 21 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
200° @ 3 kt
Direction
200°
Speed
3 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1010 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR WMKL 271200Z 20003KT 140V250 9999 SCT025 26/25 Q1010

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at WMKL

Every runway threshold at WMKL. 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
0334°12,500 ft0.0 kt2.9 kt0.7 ktRightStandby
21214°12,500 ft2.9 kt0.0 kt0.7 ktLeftLanding + departure
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What runway is Langkawi International Airport (LGK/WMKL) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Langkawi International Airport (LGK/WMKL) is using landing and departure 21. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Langkawi International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (200° @ 3 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 21 shows 2.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.7 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/WMKL or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/WMKL#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Langkawi 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 Langkawi International Airport (LGK/WMKL) the live call is landing and departure 21 with METAR wind 200° @ 3 kt. 21 shows 2.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.7 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 WMKL threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.