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What runway is Split Saint Jerome Airport (SPU/LDSP) using right now?

Split Saint Jerome Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 05. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 11:12 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 05Dep 05

Split Saint Jerome Airport (SPU/LDSP) is using landing and departure 05 right now. The badge is the confidence from the live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR and TAF wind vector, scored against every threshold.

TAF at Tue 27 Oct, 12:00 shifts the wind to 230° at 6 kt, favoring 23 in about 0.8 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
60° @ 8 kt
Direction
60°
Speed
8 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1020 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 11:00

METAR LDSP 271000Z 06008KT 020V100 CAVOK 18/02 Q1020 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at LDSP

Every runway threshold at LDSP. 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
0553°8,366 ft7.9 kt0.0 kt1.0 ktRightLanding + departure
23233°8,366 ft0.0 kt7.9 kt1.0 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Split Saint Jerome Airport (SPU/LDSP) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 11:00 local, Split Saint Jerome Airport (SPU/LDSP) is using landing and departure 05. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Split Saint Jerome Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (60° @ 8 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 05 shows 7.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.0 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LDSP or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LDSP#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Split Saint Jerome 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 Split Saint Jerome Airport (SPU/LDSP) the live call is landing and departure 05 with METAR wind 60° @ 8 kt. 05 shows 7.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.0 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 LDSP threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.