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What runway is Sangster International Airport (MBJ/MKJS) using right now?

Sangster International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 25. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 05:52 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 25Dep 25

Sangster International Airport (MBJ/MKJS) is using landing and departure 25 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, 09:00 shifts the wind to 30° at 5 kt, favoring 07 in about 3.1 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
190° @ 5 kt
Direction
190°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1009 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 03:00

METAR MKJS 270800Z 19005KT 9999 FEW022 26/22 Q1009

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at MKJS

Every runway threshold at MKJS. 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
0766°10,039 ft0.0 kt2.8 kt4.1 ktRightStandby
25246°10,039 ft2.8 kt0.0 kt4.1 ktLeftLanding + departure
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What runway is Sangster International Airport (MBJ/MKJS) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 03:00 local, Sangster International Airport (MBJ/MKJS) is using landing and departure 25. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Sangster International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (190° @ 5 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 25 shows 2.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.1 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/MKJS or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/MKJS#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Sangster 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 Sangster International Airport (MBJ/MKJS) the live call is landing and departure 25 with METAR wind 190° @ 5 kt. 25 shows 2.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.1 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 MKJS threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.