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What runway is Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (TFN/GCXO) using right now?

Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 30. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 10:05 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 30Dep 30

Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (TFN/GCXO) is using landing and departure 30 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
280° @ 6 kt
Direction
280°
Speed
6 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1023 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 09:30

METAR GCXO 270930Z 28006KT 240V300 9999 FEW004 21/19 Q1023 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at GCXO

Every runway threshold at GCXO. 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
12111°10,404 ft0.0 kt5.9 kt1.1 ktRightStandby
30291°10,404 ft5.9 kt0.0 kt1.1 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (TFN/GCXO) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 09:30 local, Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (TFN/GCXO) is using landing and departure 30. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (280° @ 6 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 30 shows 5.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.1 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/GCXO or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/GCXO#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna 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 Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (TFN/GCXO) the live call is landing and departure 30 with METAR wind 280° @ 6 kt. 30 shows 5.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.1 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 GCXO threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.