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What runway is Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport (VRA/MUVR) using right now?

Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 06. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 06:46 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 06Dep 06

Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport (VRA/MUVR) is using landing and departure 06 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
5.6 sm
Pressure
1011 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 06:00

METAR MUVR 270950Z 04004KT 9000 FEW018 BKN030 23/23 Q1011

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at MUVR

Every runway threshold at MUVR. 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
0656°11,490 ft3.8 kt0.0 kt1.1 ktLeftLanding + departure
24236°11,490 ft0.0 kt3.8 kt1.1 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport (VRA/MUVR) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 06:00 local, Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport (VRA/MUVR) is using landing and departure 06. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (40° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 06 shows 3.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.1 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/MUVR or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/MUVR#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Juan Gualberto Gomez 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 Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport (VRA/MUVR) the live call is landing and departure 06 with METAR wind 40° @ 4 kt. 06 shows 3.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.1 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 MUVR threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.