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Ulaanbaatar (Sergelen), Mongolia

What runway is Ulaanbaatar Chinggis Khaan International Airport (UBN/ZMCK) using right now?

Ulaanbaatar Chinggis Khaan International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 11. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:13 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 11Dep 11

Ulaanbaatar Chinggis Khaan International Airport (UBN/ZMCK) is using landing and departure 11 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
90° @ 8 kt
Direction
90°
Speed
8 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1018 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR ZMCK 271200Z 09004MPS CAVOK M06/M16 Q1018 NOSIG RMK QFE647.8 40

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at ZMCK

Every runway threshold at ZMCK. 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
11105°11,811 ft7.7 kt0.0 kt2.1 ktLeftLanding + departure
29285°11,811 ft0.0 kt7.7 kt2.1 ktRightStandby
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What runway is Ulaanbaatar Chinggis Khaan International Airport (UBN/ZMCK) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Ulaanbaatar Chinggis Khaan International Airport (UBN/ZMCK) is using landing and departure 11. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Ulaanbaatar Chinggis Khaan International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (90° @ 8 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 11 shows 7.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.1 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZMCK or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZMCK#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Ulaanbaatar Chinggis Khaan 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 Ulaanbaatar Chinggis Khaan International Airport (UBN/ZMCK) the live call is landing and departure 11 with METAR wind 90° @ 8 kt. 11 shows 7.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.1 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 ZMCK threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.