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What runway is Las Américas International Airport (SDQ/MDSD) using right now?

Las Américas International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 35+36. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 06:53 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 35, 36Dep 35, 36

Las Américas International Airport (SDQ/MDSD) is using landing and departure 35+36 right now. The badge is the confidence from the live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR and TAF wind vector, scored against every threshold.

TAF at Tue 27 Oct, 10:00 shifts the wind to 140° at 10 kt, favoring 17 in about 3.1 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
50° @ 4 kt
Direction
50°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1011 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 06:00

METAR MDSD 271000Z 05004KT 9999 FEW014CB SCT016 BKN300 25/25 Q1011 RERA CB/SE

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at MDSD

Every runway threshold at MDSD. 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
17161°11,000 ft0.0 kt1.4 kt3.7 ktLeftStandby
35341°11,000 ft1.4 kt0.0 kt3.7 ktRightLanding + departure
18173°9,813 ft0.0 kt2.2 kt3.4 ktLeftStandby
36353°9,813 ft2.2 kt0.0 kt3.4 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Las Américas International Airport (SDQ/MDSD) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 06:00 local, Las Américas International Airport (SDQ/MDSD) is using landing and departure 35+36. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Las Américas International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (50° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 35 shows 1.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.7 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/MDSD or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/MDSD#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Las Américas 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 Las Américas International Airport (SDQ/MDSD) the live call is landing and departure 35+36 with METAR wind 50° @ 4 kt. 35 shows 1.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.7 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 MDSD threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.