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What runway is Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC/KSJC) using right now?

Mineta San Jose International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 12R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 03:16 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 12RDep 12R

Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC/KSJC) is using landing and departure 12R right now. The badge is the confidence: D-ATIS when the tape names the runway, otherwise the NOAA METAR wind vector scored against every threshold.

TAF at Tue 27 Oct, 06:00 shifts the wind to 230° at 4 kt, favoring 30L in about 2.7 hours.

Live METAR and D-ATIS

Wind
130° @ 3 kt
Direction
130°
Speed
3 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1019 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 03:00

METAR KSJC 270953Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP192 T01060078

FAA D-ATIS D

Landing not named · Departure not named · Closed 30R, 12L

SJC ATIS INFO D 0653Z. 00000KT 10SM FEW025 13/09 A3010 (THREE ZERO ONE ZERO). SJC TWR CLSD. CTC NORCAL APCH ON 121.3. TWR WILL OPEN AT 6 AM LCL. CTC NCT 121.3 FOR IFR CLNC AND FOR RLS. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. RWY 30R, 12L CLSD. TWY V CLSD BTN, V3 AND D ;, TWY A1 CLSD ;, TWY E CLSD BTN RWY, 30R AND Y ;, TAXIWAYS C, F, J, L CLSD, BTN, 30L AND 30R ;. RWY 12R RAIL OTS. SAN JOSE VOR/DME UNMONITORED. FOR IFR RELEASE CONTACT NORCAL APPROACH 121.3. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO D.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KSJC

Every runway threshold at KSJC. 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
12L139°11,000 ft3.0 kt0.0 kt0.5 ktLeftClosed
30R319°11,000 ft0.0 kt3.0 kt0.5 ktRightClosed
12R139°11,000 ft3.0 kt0.0 kt0.5 ktLeftLanding + departure
30L319°11,000 ft0.0 kt3.0 kt0.5 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC/KSJC) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 03:00 local, Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC/KSJC) is using landing and departure 12R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Mineta San Jose International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (130° @ 3 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 12R shows 3.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). Closed runways: 30R, 12L. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KSJC or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KSJC#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Mineta San Jose 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 Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC/KSJC) the live call is landing and departure 12R with METAR wind 130° @ 3 kt. 12R shows 3.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). 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 KSJC threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.