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What runway is Auckland International Airport (AKL/NZAA) using right now?

Auckland International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 23L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 23:44 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 23LDep 23L

Auckland International Airport (AKL/NZAA) is using landing and departure 23L 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
210° @ 12 kt
Direction
210°
Speed
12 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1012 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 23:30

METAR NZAA 271030Z AUTO 21012KT 9999 FEW028/// OVC034/// 14/09 Q1012

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at NZAA

Every runway threshold at NZAA. 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
05R72°11,926 ft0.0 kt8.9 kt8.0 ktRightStandby
23L252°11,926 ft8.9 kt0.0 kt8.0 ktLeftLanding + departure
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What runway is Auckland International Airport (AKL/NZAA) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 23:30 local, Auckland International Airport (AKL/NZAA) is using landing and departure 23L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Auckland International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (210° @ 12 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 23L shows 8.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 8.0 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/NZAA or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/NZAA#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Auckland 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 Auckland International Airport (AKL/NZAA) the live call is landing and departure 23L with METAR wind 210° @ 12 kt. 23L shows 8.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 8.0 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 NZAA threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.