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What runway is Los Cabos International Airport (SJD/MMSD) using right now?

Los Cabos International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 34. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 03:49 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 34Dep 34

Los Cabos International Airport (SJD/MMSD) is using landing and departure 34 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
300° @ 5 kt
Direction
300°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1015 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Mon 26 Oct, 21:41

METAR MMSD 270441Z 30005KT 10SM SCT030 25/20 A2998 RMK 8/500

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at MMSD

Every runway threshold at MMSD. 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
16174°9,843 ft0.0 kt3.0 kt4.0 ktRightStandby
34354°9,843 ft3.0 kt0.0 kt4.0 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Los Cabos International Airport (SJD/MMSD) using right now?

As of Mon 26 Oct, 21:41 local, Los Cabos International Airport (SJD/MMSD) is using landing and departure 34. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Los Cabos International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (300° @ 5 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 34 shows 3.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.0 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/MMSD or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/MMSD#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Los Cabos 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 Los Cabos International Airport (SJD/MMSD) the live call is landing and departure 34 with METAR wind 300° @ 5 kt. 34 shows 3.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.0 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 MMSD threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.