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What runway is Zürich Airport (ZRH/LSZH) using right now?

Zürich Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 16+14. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 11:57 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 16, 14Dep 16, 14

Zürich Airport (ZRH/LSZH) is using landing and departure 16+14 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
VRB @ 2 kt
Direction
Variable
Speed
2 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1020 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 12:00

METAR LSZH 271050Z VRB02KT CAVOK 14/07 Q1020 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at LSZH

Every runway threshold at LSZH. 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
16155°12,139 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
34335°12,139 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
14137°10,827 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
32317°10,827 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
1096°8,202 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
28276°8,202 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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Questions

What runway is Zürich Airport (ZRH/LSZH) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 12:00 local, Zürich Airport (ZRH/LSZH) is using landing and departure 16+14. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Zürich Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (VRB @ 2 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 16 shows 0.0 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/LSZH or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LSZH#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Zürich 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 Zürich Airport (ZRH/LSZH) the live call is landing and departure 16+14 with METAR wind VRB @ 2 kt. 16 shows 0.0 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 LSZH threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.