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What runway is Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB/CYQB) using right now?

Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 24. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 08:35 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 24Dep 24

Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB/CYQB) is using landing and departure 24 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 290° at 8 kt, favoring 29 in about 1.4 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
240° @ 4 kt
Direction
240°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1029 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 08:00

METAR CYQB 271200Z 24004KT 30SM FEW040 M02/M07 A3038 RMK SC1 SLP293

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at CYQB

Every runway threshold at CYQB. 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
0644°9,000 ft0.0 kt3.8 kt1.1 ktLeftStandby
24224°9,000 ft3.8 kt0.0 kt1.1 ktRightLanding + departure
1198°5,700 ft0.0 kt3.2 kt2.4 ktRightStandby
29278°5,700 ft3.2 kt0.0 kt2.4 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB/CYQB) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 08:00 local, Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB/CYQB) is using landing and departure 24. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (240° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 24 shows 3.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.1 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/CYQB or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/CYQB#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Quebec Jean Lesage 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 Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB/CYQB) the live call is landing and departure 24 with METAR wind 240° @ 4 kt. 24 shows 3.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.1 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 CYQB threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.