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George, South Africa

What runway is George Airport (GRJ/FAGG) using right now?

George Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 11. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:28 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 11Dep 11

George Airport (GRJ/FAGG) is using landing and departure 11 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
150° @ 10 kt
Direction
150°
Speed
10 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1021 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 13:00

METAR FAGG 271100Z 15010KT 120V190 9999 FEW023 21/16 Q1021

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at FAGG

Every runway threshold at FAGG. 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
1189°6,562 ft4.8 kt0.0 kt8.7 ktRightLanding + departure
29269°6,562 ft0.0 kt4.8 kt8.7 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is George Airport (GRJ/FAGG) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 13:00 local, George Airport (GRJ/FAGG) is using landing and departure 11. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. George Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (150° @ 10 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 11 shows 4.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 8.7 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/FAGG or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/FAGG#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at George 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 George Airport (GRJ/FAGG) the live call is landing and departure 11 with METAR wind 150° @ 10 kt. 11 shows 4.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 8.7 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 FAGG threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.