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Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

What runway is Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) using right now?

Manchester Airport active runway and live wind: landing 23R+23L, departure 23L+23R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 14:32 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 23R, 23LDep 23L, 23R

Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) is using landing 23R+23L, departure 23L+23R 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
240° @ 16 kt
Direction
240°
Speed
16 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1008 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 14:20

METAR EGCC 271420Z AUTO 24016KT 9999 FEW043 13/06 Q1008

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at EGCC

Every runway threshold at EGCC. 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
05R51°10,007 ft0.0 kt15.8 kt2.5 ktLeftStandby
23L231°10,007 ft15.8 kt0.0 kt2.5 ktRightLanding + departure
05L51°10,000 ft0.0 kt15.8 kt2.5 ktLeftStandby
23R231°10,000 ft15.8 kt0.0 kt2.5 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 14:20 local, Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) is using landing 23R+23L, departure 23L+23R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Manchester Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (240° @ 16 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 23R shows 15.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.5 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EGCC or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EGCC#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Manchester 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 Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) the live call is landing 23R+23L, departure 23L+23R with METAR wind 240° @ 16 kt. 23R shows 15.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.5 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 EGCC threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.