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Maputo, Mozambique

What runway is Maputo Airport (MPM/FQMA) using right now?

Maputo Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 28. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 12:08 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 28Dep 28

Maputo Airport (MPM/FQMA) is using landing and departure 28 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
290° @ 6 kt
Direction
290°
Speed
6 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
4.4 sm
Pressure
1010 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 12:00

METAR FQMA 271000Z 29006KT 7000 FEW014 BKN020 29/24 Q1010 NOSIG RMK FU

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at FQMA

Every runway threshold at FQMA. 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
0529°12,008 ft0.0 kt0.9 kt5.9 ktLeftStandby
23209°12,008 ft0.9 kt0.0 kt5.9 ktRightStandby
1086°5,577 ft0.0 kt5.5 kt2.4 ktLeftStandby
28266°5,577 ft5.5 kt0.0 kt2.4 ktRightLanding + departure
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What runway is Maputo Airport (MPM/FQMA) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 12:00 local, Maputo Airport (MPM/FQMA) is using landing and departure 28. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Maputo Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (290° @ 6 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 28 shows 5.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.4 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/FQMA or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/FQMA#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Maputo 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 Maputo Airport (MPM/FQMA) the live call is landing and departure 28 with METAR wind 290° @ 6 kt. 28 shows 5.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.4 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 FQMA threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.