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What runway is Halifax / Stanfield International Airport (YHZ/CYHZ) using right now?

Halifax / Stanfield International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 32. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 09:36 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 32Dep 32

Halifax / Stanfield International Airport (YHZ/CYHZ) is using landing and departure 32 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
330° @ 17 kt G22
Direction
330°
Speed
17 kt
Gusts
22 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1019 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 09:00

METAR CYHZ 271200Z 33017G22KT 15SM FEW038 03/M04 A3010 RMK SC1 SC TR SLP197

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at CYHZ

Every runway threshold at CYHZ. 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
0535°10,500 ft7.2 kt0.0 kt15.4 kt · gust 19.9LeftStandby
23215°10,500 ft0.0 kt7.2 kt15.4 kt · gust 19.9RightStandby
14126°7,700 ft0.0 kt15.5 kt6.9 kt · gust 8.9LeftStandby
32306°7,700 ft15.5 kt0.0 kt6.9 kt · gust 8.9RightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Halifax / Stanfield International Airport (YHZ/CYHZ) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 09:00 local, Halifax / Stanfield International Airport (YHZ/CYHZ) is using landing and departure 32. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Halifax / Stanfield International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (330° @ 17 kt G22) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 32 shows 15.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 6.9 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/CYHZ or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/CYHZ#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Halifax / Stanfield 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 Halifax / Stanfield International Airport (YHZ/CYHZ) the live call is landing and departure 32 with METAR wind 330° @ 17 kt G22. 32 shows 15.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 6.9 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 CYHZ threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.