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Tocumen, Panama

What runway is Tocumen International Airport (PTY/MPTO) using right now?

Tocumen International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 03R+03L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 05:48 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 03R, 03LDep 03R, 03L

Tocumen International Airport (PTY/MPTO) is using landing and departure 03R+03L 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
VRB @ 1 kt
Direction
Variable
Speed
1 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1011 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 05:00

METAR MPTO 271000Z VRB01KT 9999 FEW018 SCT090 24/24 Q1011 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at MPTO

Every runway threshold at MPTO. 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
03R30°10,006 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
21L210°10,006 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
03L31°8,800 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
21R211°8,800 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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Questions

What runway is Tocumen International Airport (PTY/MPTO) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 05:00 local, Tocumen International Airport (PTY/MPTO) is using landing and departure 03R+03L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Tocumen International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (VRB @ 1 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 03R 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/MPTO or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/MPTO#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Tocumen 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 Tocumen International Airport (PTY/MPTO) the live call is landing and departure 03R+03L with METAR wind VRB @ 1 kt. 03R 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 MPTO threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.