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What runway is Chania International Airport (CHQ/LGSA) using right now?

Chania International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 29. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 13:06 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 29Dep 29

Chania International Airport (CHQ/LGSA) is using landing and departure 29 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
330° @ 5 kt
Direction
330°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1012 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 13:00

METAR LGSA 271050Z 33005KT 9999 FEW012 FEW016TCU BKN025 20/15 Q1012

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at LGSA

Every runway threshold at LGSA. 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
11111°10,982 ft0.0 kt3.9 kt3.1 ktLeftStandby
29291°10,982 ft3.9 kt0.0 kt3.1 ktRightLanding + departure
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What runway is Chania International Airport (CHQ/LGSA) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 13:00 local, Chania International Airport (CHQ/LGSA) is using landing and departure 29. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Chania International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (330° @ 5 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 29 shows 3.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.1 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LGSA or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LGSA#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Chania 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 Chania International Airport (CHQ/LGSA) the live call is landing and departure 29 with METAR wind 330° @ 5 kt. 29 shows 3.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.1 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 LGSA threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.