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What runway is Monterrey International Airport (MTY/MMMY) using right now?

Monterrey International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 12. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 04:51 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 12Dep 12

Monterrey International Airport (MTY/MMMY) is using landing and departure 12 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
100° @ 4 kt
Direction
100°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
8 sm
Pressure
1020 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 03:40

METAR MMMY 270940Z 10004KT 8SM SCT025 BKN070 20/19 A3011 RMK 8/530 HZY

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at MMMY

Every runway threshold at MMMY. 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
12121°9,843 ft3.7 kt0.0 kt1.4 ktLeftLanding + departure
30301°9,843 ft0.0 kt3.7 kt1.4 ktRightStandby
16165°5,909 ft1.7 kt0.0 kt3.6 ktLeftStandby
34345°5,909 ft0.0 kt1.7 kt3.6 ktRightStandby
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What runway is Monterrey International Airport (MTY/MMMY) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 03:40 local, Monterrey International Airport (MTY/MMMY) is using landing and departure 12. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Monterrey International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (100° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 12 shows 3.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.4 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/MMMY or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/MMMY#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Monterrey 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 Monterrey International Airport (MTY/MMMY) the live call is landing and departure 12 with METAR wind 100° @ 4 kt. 12 shows 3.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.4 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 MMMY threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.