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What runway is Antonio Maceo International Airport (SCU/MUCU) using right now?

Antonio Maceo International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 10. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 06:47 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 10Dep 10

Antonio Maceo International Airport (SCU/MUCU) is using landing and departure 10 right now. The badge is the confidence from the live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR and TAF wind vector, scored against every threshold.

TAF at Tue 27 Oct, 11:00 shifts the wind to 160° at 9 kt, favoring 19 in about 4.2 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
VRB @ 1 kt
Direction
Variable
Speed
1 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
-
Pressure
1010 hPa
Flight category
Not reported
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 06:00

METAR MUCU 270950Z AUTO VRB01KT 23/22 Q1010

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at MUCU

Every runway threshold at MUCU. 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
1091°13,130 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
28269°13,130 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
19179°4,593 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
01359°4,593 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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Questions

What runway is Antonio Maceo International Airport (SCU/MUCU) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 06:00 local, Antonio Maceo International Airport (SCU/MUCU) is using landing and departure 10. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Antonio Maceo International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (VRB @ 1 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 10 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/MUCU or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/MUCU#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Antonio Maceo 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 Antonio Maceo International Airport (SCU/MUCU) the live call is landing and departure 10 with METAR wind VRB @ 1 kt. 10 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 MUCU threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.