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What runway is Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT/NTAA) using right now?

Fa'a'ā International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 04. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 00:44 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 04Dep 04

Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT/NTAA) is using landing and departure 04 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
70° @ 5 kt
Direction
70°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1017 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 00:30

METAR NTAA 271030Z AUTO 07005KT 9999 OVC056 24/15 Q1017 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at NTAA

Every runway threshold at NTAA. 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
0454°11,360 ft4.8 kt0.0 kt1.4 ktRightLanding + departure
22234°11,360 ft0.0 kt4.8 kt1.4 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT/NTAA) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 00:30 local, Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT/NTAA) is using landing and departure 04. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Fa'a'ā International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (70° @ 5 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 04 shows 4.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.4 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/NTAA or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/NTAA#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Fa'a'ā 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 Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT/NTAA) the live call is landing and departure 04 with METAR wind 70° @ 5 kt. 04 shows 4.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.4 kt crosswind from the right. 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 NTAA threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.