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Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

What runway is Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ/MDPC) using right now?

Punta Cana International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 09+08. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 06:53 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 09, 08Dep 09, 08

Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ/MDPC) is using landing and departure 09+08 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
130° @ 10 kt
Direction
130°
Speed
10 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1012 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 06:00

METAR MDPC 271000Z 13010KT 9999 SCT016 28/25 Q1012

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at MDPC

Every runway threshold at MDPC. 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
0874°10,171 ft5.6 kt0.0 kt8.3 ktRightLanding + departure
26254°10,171 ft0.0 kt5.6 kt8.3 ktLeftStandby
0983°10,171 ft6.8 kt0.0 kt7.3 ktRightLanding + departure
27263°10,171 ft0.0 kt6.8 kt7.3 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ/MDPC) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 06:00 local, Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ/MDPC) is using landing and departure 09+08. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Punta Cana International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (130° @ 10 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 09 shows 6.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 7.3 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/MDPC or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/MDPC#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Punta Cana 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 Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ/MDPC) the live call is landing and departure 09+08 with METAR wind 130° @ 10 kt. 09 shows 6.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 7.3 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 MDPC threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.