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What runway is London City Airport (LCY/EGLC) using right now?

London City Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 27. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 11:35 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 27Dep 27

London City Airport (LCY/EGLC) is using landing and departure 27 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
230° @ 12 kt
Direction
230°
Speed
12 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1009 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 11:20

METAR EGLC 271120Z AUTO 23012KT 9999 SCT021 SCT029 15/11 Q1009

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at EGLC

Every runway threshold at EGLC. 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
0993°4,948 ft0.0 kt8.8 kt8.2 ktRightStandby
27273°4,948 ft8.8 kt0.0 kt8.2 ktLeftLanding + departure
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What runway is London City Airport (LCY/EGLC) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 11:20 local, London City Airport (LCY/EGLC) is using landing and departure 27. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. London City Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (230° @ 12 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 27 shows 8.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 8.2 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EGLC or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EGLC#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at London City 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 London City Airport (LCY/EGLC) the live call is landing and departure 27 with METAR wind 230° @ 12 kt. 27 shows 8.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 8.2 kt crosswind from the left. 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 EGLC threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.