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What runway is Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB/ZYHB) using right now?

Harbin Taiping International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 23L+23R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:08 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 23L, 23RDep 23L, 23R

Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB/ZYHB) is using landing and departure 23L+23R 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
270° @ 12 kt
Direction
270°
Speed
12 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1021 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR ZYHB 271200Z 27006MPS CAVOK M02/M14 Q1021 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at ZYHB

Every runway threshold at ZYHB. 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
05R39°11,811 ft0.0 kt7.6 kt9.3 ktLeftStandby
23L219°11,811 ft7.6 kt0.0 kt9.3 ktRightLanding + departure
05L39°10,499 ft0.0 kt7.6 kt9.3 ktLeftStandby
23R219°10,499 ft7.6 kt0.0 kt9.3 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB/ZYHB) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB/ZYHB) is using landing and departure 23L+23R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Harbin Taiping International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (270° @ 12 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 23L shows 7.6 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 9.3 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZYHB or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZYHB#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Harbin Taiping 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 Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB/ZYHB) the live call is landing and departure 23L+23R with METAR wind 270° @ 12 kt. 23L shows 7.6 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 9.3 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 ZYHB threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.