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Shannon, Ireland

What runway is Shannon Airport (SNN/EINN) using right now?

Shannon Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 24. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 11:32 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 24Dep 24

Shannon Airport (SNN/EINN) 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.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
240° @ 16 kt
Direction
240°
Speed
16 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
4.4 sm
Pressure
1006 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 11:00

METAR EINN 271100Z 24016KT 7000 -SHRA SCT018CB BKN032 10/07 Q1006 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at EINN

Every runway threshold at EINN. 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
0652°10,495 ft0.0 kt15.8 kt2.2 ktLeftStandby
24232°10,495 ft15.8 kt0.0 kt2.2 ktRightLanding + departure
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What runway is Shannon Airport (SNN/EINN) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 11:00 local, Shannon Airport (SNN/EINN) is using landing and departure 24. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Shannon Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (240° @ 16 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 24 shows 15.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.2 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EINN or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/EINN#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Shannon 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 Shannon Airport (SNN/EINN) the live call is landing and departure 24 with METAR wind 240° @ 16 kt. 24 shows 15.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.2 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 EINN threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.