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What runway is Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR/MMPR) using right now?

Puerto Vallarta International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 04. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 04:50 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 04Dep 04

Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR/MMPR) is using landing and departure 04 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
40° @ 4 kt
Direction
40°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
8 sm
Pressure
1012 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 03:40

METAR MMPR 270940Z 04004KT 8SM OVC080 25/24 A2989 RMK 8/07/ HZY

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at MMPR

Every runway threshold at MMPR. 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
0447°10,171 ft4.0 kt0.0 kt0.5 ktLeftLanding + departure
22227°10,171 ft0.0 kt4.0 kt0.5 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR/MMPR) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 03:40 local, Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR/MMPR) is using landing and departure 04. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Puerto Vallarta International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (40° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 04 shows 4.0 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/MMPR or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/MMPR#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Puerto Vallarta 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 Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR/MMPR) the live call is landing and departure 04 with METAR wind 40° @ 4 kt. 04 shows 4.0 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 MMPR threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.