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What runway is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD) using right now?

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 36L+36R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 11:10 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 36L, 36RDep 36L, 36R

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD) is using landing and departure 36L+36R 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
340° @ 1 kt
Direction
340°
Speed
1 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1022 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 11:00

METAR LEMD 271000Z 34001KT CAVOK 15/06 Q1022 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at LEMD

Every runway threshold at LEMD. 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
18R181°14,271 ft0.0 kt0.9 kt0.4 ktRightStandby
36L2°14,271 ft0.9 kt0.0 kt0.4 ktLeftLanding + departure
14R144°13,084 ft0.0 kt1.0 kt0.3 ktLeftStandby
32L324°13,084 ft1.0 kt0.0 kt0.3 ktRightStandby
14L144°11,483 ft0.0 kt1.0 kt0.3 ktLeftStandby
32R324°11,483 ft1.0 kt0.0 kt0.3 ktRightStandby
18L181°11,483 ft0.0 kt0.9 kt0.4 ktRightStandby
36R1°11,483 ft0.9 kt0.0 kt0.4 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 11:00 local, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD) is using landing and departure 36L+36R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (340° @ 1 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 36L shows 0.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LEMD or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LEMD#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas 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 Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD) the live call is landing and departure 36L+36R with METAR wind 340° @ 1 kt. 36L shows 0.9 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 LEMD threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.