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What runway is Penang International Airport (PEN/WMKP) using right now?

Penang International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 04. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:24 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 04Dep 04

Penang International Airport (PEN/WMKP) is using landing and departure 04 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
VRB @ 2 kt
Direction
Variable
Speed
2 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
5.6 sm
Pressure
1011 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR WMKP 271200Z VRB02KT 9000 FEW025 26/24 Q1011 TEMPO 1000 +RA

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at WMKP

Every runway threshold at WMKP. 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
0442°10,997 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
22222°10,997 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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Questions

What runway is Penang International Airport (PEN/WMKP) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Penang International Airport (PEN/WMKP) is using landing and departure 04. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Penang International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (VRB @ 2 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 04 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/WMKP or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/WMKP#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Penang 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 Penang International Airport (PEN/WMKP) the live call is landing and departure 04 with METAR wind VRB @ 2 kt. 04 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 WMKP threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.