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What runway is Antonio Agostinho-Neto International Airport (PNR/FCPP) using right now?

Antonio Agostinho-Neto International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 17. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 12:27 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 17Dep 17

Antonio Agostinho-Neto International Airport (PNR/FCPP) is using landing and departure 17 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
200° @ 10 kt
Direction
200°
Speed
10 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1012 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 12:00

METAR FCPP 271100Z 20010KT 9999 SCT013 OVC023 29/24 Q1012 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at FCPP

Every runway threshold at FCPP. 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
17166°8,530 ft8.3 kt0.0 kt5.6 ktRightLanding + departure
35346°8,530 ft0.0 kt8.3 kt5.6 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Antonio Agostinho-Neto International Airport (PNR/FCPP) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 12:00 local, Antonio Agostinho-Neto International Airport (PNR/FCPP) is using landing and departure 17. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Antonio Agostinho-Neto International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (200° @ 10 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 17 shows 8.3 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 5.6 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/FCPP or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/FCPP#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Antonio Agostinho-Neto 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 Antonio Agostinho-Neto International Airport (PNR/FCPP) the live call is landing and departure 17 with METAR wind 200° @ 10 kt. 17 shows 8.3 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 5.6 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 FCPP threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.