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What runway is Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR) using right now?

Vancouver International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 26L+26R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 05:34 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 26L, 26RDep 26L, 26R

Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR) is using landing and departure 26L+26R 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
290° @ 9 kt
Direction
290°
Speed
9 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1015 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 05:00

METAR CYVR 271200Z 29009KT 20SM FEW011 OVC019 10/10 A2997 RMK SC2SC6 SLP152

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at CYVR

Every runway threshold at CYVR. 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
08R100°11,500 ft0.0 kt8.9 kt1.5 ktLeftStandby
26L280°11,500 ft8.9 kt0.0 kt1.5 ktRightLanding + departure
08L100°9,940 ft0.0 kt8.9 kt1.6 ktLeftStandby
26R280°9,940 ft8.9 kt0.0 kt1.6 ktRightLanding + departure
13142°7,300 ft0.0 kt7.6 kt4.8 ktRightStandby
31322°7,300 ft7.6 kt0.0 kt4.8 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 05:00 local, Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR) is using landing and departure 26L+26R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Vancouver International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (290° @ 9 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 26L shows 8.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.5 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/CYVR or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/CYVR#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Vancouver 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 Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR) the live call is landing and departure 26L+26R with METAR wind 290° @ 9 kt. 26L shows 8.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.5 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 CYVR threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.