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What runway is Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY/GUCY) using right now?

Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 24. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 10:03 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 24Dep 24

Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY/GUCY) 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
160° @ 4 kt
Direction
160°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1014 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 09:00

METAR GUCY 270900Z 16004KT 9999 SCT013 BKN100 27/25 Q1014 RETS NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at GUCY

Every runway threshold at GUCY. 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
0649°10,826 ft0.0 kt1.4 kt3.7 ktRightStandby
24229°10,826 ft1.4 kt0.0 kt3.7 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY/GUCY) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 09:00 local, Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY/GUCY) is using landing and departure 24. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (160° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 24 shows 1.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.7 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/GUCY or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/GUCY#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Ahmed Sékou Touré 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 Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY/GUCY) the live call is landing and departure 24 with METAR wind 160° @ 4 kt. 24 shows 1.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.7 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 GUCY threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.