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What runway is Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin (DRW/YPDN) using right now?

Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin active runway and live wind: landing and departure 18. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 21:51 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 18Dep 18

Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin (DRW/YPDN) is using landing and departure 18 right now. The badge is the confidence from the live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR and TAF wind vector, scored against every threshold.

TAF at Tue 27 Oct, 23:30 shifts the wind to 360° at 5 kt, favoring 36 in about 1.6 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
200° @ 4 kt
Direction
200°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1014 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 21:30

METAR YPDN 271200Z AUTO 20004KT 9999 // SCT056 27/25 Q1014

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at YPDN

Every runway threshold at YPDN. 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
11109°11,004 ft0.0 kt0.1 kt4.0 ktRightStandby
29289°11,004 ft0.1 kt0.0 kt4.0 ktLeftStandby
18180°5,000 ft3.8 kt0.0 kt1.4 ktRightLanding + departure
36360°5,000 ft0.0 kt3.8 kt1.4 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin (DRW/YPDN) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 21:30 local, Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin (DRW/YPDN) is using landing and departure 18. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (200° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 18 shows 3.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.4 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/YPDN or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/YPDN#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin?

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 Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin (DRW/YPDN) the live call is landing and departure 18 with METAR wind 200° @ 4 kt. 18 shows 3.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.4 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 YPDN threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.