Wind and runways

For each airport AvioWeather knows runway heading and length (manually curated, ~2 runways per airport). The wind block computes headwind/crosswind for each runway in real time.

Components

• Headwind = wind × cos(delta heading)
• Crosswind = wind × sin(delta heading)
• Shown in knots: headwind in blue, tailwind in red, crosswind in orange when ≥ 15 kt
• Crosswind above 15 kt is highlighted in orange

Runway surface

Each runway row carries an icon + label naming the surface material: asphalt, concrete, grass, gravel, unpaved dirt, snow/ice, sand or other. Asphalt and concrete are kept distinct because they behave differently in practice — concrete has more stable wet-friction and asphalt can soften under heat. Useful aircraft-performance context: landing distance on wet grass or gravel is very different from a paved surface. Data curated from the OurAirports dataset.

Wind rose

Polar diagram with wind direction relative to runway. Concentric rings for speed, aviation-style barbs (10-kt barb, 50-kt pennant). Static on the dashboard; interactive on the app — tap the runway to swap headwind/crosswind.