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What runway is Guadalajara International Airport (GDL/MMGL) using right now?

Guadalajara International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 11R+11L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 04:52 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 11R, 11LDep 11R, 11L

Guadalajara International Airport (GDL/MMGL) is using landing and departure 11R+11L 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
CALM
Direction
Calm
Speed
0 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
6 sm
Pressure
1023 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 03:40

METAR MMGL 270940Z 00000KT 6SM BKN020 BKN080 OVC300 15/15 A3020 RMK 8/577 HZY

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at MMGL

Every runway threshold at MMGL. 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
11R113°13,123 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
29L293°13,123 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
11L114°11,608 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
29R294°11,608 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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Questions

What runway is Guadalajara International Airport (GDL/MMGL) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 03:40 local, Guadalajara International Airport (GDL/MMGL) is using landing and departure 11R+11L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Guadalajara International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (CALM) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 11R 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/MMGL or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/MMGL#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Guadalajara 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 Guadalajara International Airport (GDL/MMGL) the live call is landing and departure 11R+11L with METAR wind CALM. 11R 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 MMGL threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.