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What runway is Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX) using right now?

Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 05L+05R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 04:51 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 05L, 05RDep 05L, 05R

Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX) is using landing and departure 05L+05R 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
70° @ 5 kt
Direction
70°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
6 sm
Pressure
1028 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 04:00

METAR MMMX 270945Z 07005KT 6SM SCT020 BKN080 OVC220 12/08 A3035 NOSIG RMK 8/577 HZY LWR SC

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at MMMX

Every runway threshold at MMMX. 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
05L59°12,966 ft4.9 kt0.0 kt0.9 ktRightLanding + departure
23R239°12,966 ft0.0 kt4.9 kt0.9 ktLeftStandby
05R59°12,795 ft4.9 kt0.0 kt0.9 ktRightLanding + departure
23L239°12,795 ft0.0 kt4.9 kt0.9 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 04:00 local, Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX) is using landing and departure 05L+05R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (70° @ 5 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 05L shows 4.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.9 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/MMMX or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/MMMX#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Mexico City Benito Juárez 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 Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX) the live call is landing and departure 05L+05R with METAR wind 70° @ 5 kt. 05L shows 4.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.9 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 MMMX threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.