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What runway is Tucson International Airport (TUS/KTUS) using right now?

Tucson International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 12. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 03:14 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 12Dep 12

Tucson International Airport (TUS/KTUS) is using landing and departure 12 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.

Live METAR and D-ATIS

Wind
140° @ 6 kt
Direction
140°
Speed
6 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1018 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 03:00

METAR KTUS 270953Z 14006KT 10SM CLR 15/03 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP140 T01500033

FAA D-ATIS text is not available for this airport right now. The runway call follows the NOAA METAR wind vector.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KTUS

Every runway threshold at KTUS. 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
12135°10,996 ft6.0 kt0.0 kt0.5 ktRightLanding + departure
30315°10,996 ft0.0 kt6.0 kt0.5 ktLeftStandby
0445°7,000 ft0.0 kt0.5 kt6.0 ktRightStandby
22225°7,000 ft0.5 kt0.0 kt6.0 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Tucson International Airport (TUS/KTUS) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 03:00 local, Tucson International Airport (TUS/KTUS) is using landing and departure 12. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Tucson International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (140° @ 6 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 12 shows 6.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.5 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KTUS or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KTUS#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Tucson 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 Tucson International Airport (TUS/KTUS) the live call is landing and departure 12 with METAR wind 140° @ 6 kt. 12 shows 6.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.5 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 KTUS threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.