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What runway is Melbourne Airport (MEL/YMML) using right now?

Melbourne Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 27. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 23:22 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 27Dep 27

Melbourne Airport (MEL/YMML) is using landing and departure 27 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
260° @ 7 kt
Direction
260°
Speed
7 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1021 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 23:00

METAR YMML 271200Z AUTO 26007KT 9999 // BKN043 OVC050 OVC064 12/07 Q1021

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at YMML

Every runway threshold at YMML. 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
16171°11,998 ft0.1 kt0.0 kt7.0 ktRightStandby
34351°11,998 ft0.0 kt0.1 kt7.0 ktLeftStandby
0994°7,500 ft0.0 kt6.8 kt1.7 ktRightStandby
27274°7,500 ft6.8 kt0.0 kt1.7 ktLeftLanding + departure
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What runway is Melbourne Airport (MEL/YMML) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 23:00 local, Melbourne Airport (MEL/YMML) is using landing and departure 27. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Melbourne Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (260° @ 7 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 27 shows 6.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.7 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/YMML or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/YMML#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Melbourne 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 Melbourne Airport (MEL/YMML) the live call is landing and departure 27 with METAR wind 260° @ 7 kt. 27 shows 6.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.7 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 YMML threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.