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What runway is Sphinx International Airport (SPX/HESX) using right now?

Sphinx International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 16R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:40 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 16RDep 16R

Sphinx International Airport (SPX/HESX) is using landing and departure 16R 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
240° @ 9 kt
Direction
240°
Speed
9 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1014 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 13:00

METAR HESX 271000Z 24009KT CAVOK 28/09 Q1014 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at HESX

Every runway threshold at HESX. 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
16R165°11,975 ft2.3 kt0.0 kt8.7 ktRightLanding + departure
34L345°11,975 ft0.0 kt2.3 kt8.7 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Sphinx International Airport (SPX/HESX) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 13:00 local, Sphinx International Airport (SPX/HESX) is using landing and departure 16R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Sphinx International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (240° @ 9 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 16R shows 2.3 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/HESX or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/HESX#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Sphinx 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 Sphinx International Airport (SPX/HESX) the live call is landing and departure 16R with METAR wind 240° @ 9 kt. 16R shows 2.3 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 HESX threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.