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What runway is Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM/MWCR) using right now?

Owen Roberts International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 08. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 05:46 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 08Dep 08

Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM/MWCR) is using landing and departure 08 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 @ 2 kt
Direction
Variable
Speed
2 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1011 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Mon 26 Oct, 22:00

METAR MWCR 270300Z VRB02KT 9999 FEW022 27/23 Q1011

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at MWCR

Every runway threshold at MWCR. 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
0881°7,867 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
26261°7,867 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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Questions

What runway is Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM/MWCR) using right now?

As of Mon 26 Oct, 22:00 local, Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM/MWCR) is using landing and departure 08. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Owen Roberts International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (VRB @ 2 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 08 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/MWCR or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/MWCR#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Owen Roberts 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 Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM/MWCR) the live call is landing and departure 08 with METAR wind VRB @ 2 kt. 08 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 MWCR threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.