Calculators / Flight Planning / Crosswind Component

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Flight Planning

Crosswind Component

Calculate headwind/tailwind and crosswind components from runway and wind.

Runway heading

deg

Wind from

deg

Wind speed

Crosswind—

Headwind / tailwind—

Angle—

This calculator is a planning/training aid. Do not use it as a substitute for the aircraft POH/AFM, approved performance data, current charts, regulations, weather products, or instructor/operator procedures.

How to use it

Enter the known values above. PilotDesk recalculates as you type. Results are rounded for quick planning and study use.

For aircraft-specific limitations or performance, always use the current approved source for that exact aircraft and operation.

Method & assumptions

Trigonometric wind-component calculation. Wind direction is treated as direction FROM.

Crosswind = wind speed × sin(relative wind angle). Head/tailwind = wind speed × cos(relative wind angle).