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What runway is Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC/LPMA) using right now?

Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 05. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 11:00 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 05Dep 05

Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC/LPMA) 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.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
20° @ 10 kt
Direction
20°
Speed
10 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1022 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 10:30

METAR LPMA 271030Z 02010KT 9999 FEW015 23/16 Q1022

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at LPMA

Every runway threshold at LPMA. 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
0545°9,110 ft9.1 kt0.0 kt4.2 ktLeftLanding + departure
23225°9,110 ft0.0 kt9.1 kt4.2 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC/LPMA) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 10:30 local, Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC/LPMA) is using landing and departure 05. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (20° @ 10 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 05 shows 9.1 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.2 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LPMA or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LPMA#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Cristiano Ronaldo 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 Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC/LPMA) the live call is landing and departure 05 with METAR wind 20° @ 10 kt. 05 shows 9.1 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.2 kt crosswind from the left. 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 LPMA threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.