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What runway is Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG/CYWG) using right now?

Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 36. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 07:34 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 36Dep 36

Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG/CYWG) is using landing and departure 36 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 100° at 10 kt, favoring 13 in about 2.4 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
80° @ 5 kt
Direction
80°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1024 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 07:00

METAR CYWG 271200Z 08005KT 15SM FEW180 M04/M05 A3022 RMK AC1 SLP250

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at CYWG

Every runway threshold at CYWG. 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
18189°11,000 ft0.0 kt1.7 kt4.7 ktLeftStandby
369°11,000 ft1.7 kt0.0 kt4.7 ktRightLanding + departure
13137°8,841 ft2.7 kt0.0 kt4.2 ktLeftStandby
31317°8,841 ft0.0 kt2.7 kt4.2 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG/CYWG) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 07:00 local, Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG/CYWG) is using landing and departure 36. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (80° @ 5 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 36 shows 1.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.7 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/CYWG or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/CYWG#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson 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 Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG/CYWG) the live call is landing and departure 36 with METAR wind 80° @ 5 kt. 36 shows 1.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.7 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 CYWG threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.