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What runway is Edmonton International Airport (YEG/CYEG) using right now?

Edmonton International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 20. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 06:36 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 20Dep 20

Edmonton International Airport (YEG/CYEG) is using landing and departure 20 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, 10:00 shifts the wind to 300° at 6 kt, favoring 30 in about 3.4 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
170° @ 3 kt
Direction
170°
Speed
3 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1009 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 06:00

METAR CYEG 271200Z 17003KT 20SM BKN150 OVC210 M02/M03 A2979 RMK AS7CS1 FROIN SLP122

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at CYEG

Every runway threshold at CYEG. 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
0234°11,000 ft0.0 kt2.2 kt2.1 ktRightStandby
20214°11,000 ft2.2 kt0.0 kt2.1 ktLeftLanding + departure
12135°10,200 ft2.5 kt0.0 kt1.7 ktRightStandby
30315°10,200 ft0.0 kt2.5 kt1.7 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Edmonton International Airport (YEG/CYEG) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 06:00 local, Edmonton International Airport (YEG/CYEG) is using landing and departure 20. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Edmonton International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (170° @ 3 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 20 shows 2.2 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/CYEG or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/CYEG#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Edmonton 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 Edmonton International Airport (YEG/CYEG) the live call is landing and departure 20 with METAR wind 170° @ 3 kt. 20 shows 2.2 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 CYEG threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.