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What runway is Christchurch International Airport (CHC/NZCH) using right now?

Christchurch International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 02. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Wed 28 Oct, 06:40 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 02Dep 02

Christchurch International Airport (CHC/NZCH) is using landing and departure 02 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
20° @ 2 kt
Direction
20°
Speed
2 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1001 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Wed 28 Oct, 06:30

METAR NZCH 271730Z AUTO 02002KT 9999 NCD 00/M01 Q1001

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at NZCH

Every runway threshold at NZCH. 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
0241°10,787 ft1.9 kt0.0 kt0.7 ktLeftLanding + departure
20221°10,787 ft0.0 kt1.9 kt0.7 ktRightStandby
11131°5,587 ft0.0 kt0.7 kt1.9 ktLeftStandby
29311°5,587 ft0.7 kt0.0 kt1.9 ktRightStandby
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What runway is Christchurch International Airport (CHC/NZCH) using right now?

As of Wed 28 Oct, 06:30 local, Christchurch International Airport (CHC/NZCH) is using landing and departure 02. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Christchurch International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (20° @ 2 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 02 shows 1.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.7 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/NZCH or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/NZCH#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Christchurch 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 Christchurch International Airport (CHC/NZCH) the live call is landing and departure 02 with METAR wind 20° @ 2 kt. 02 shows 1.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.7 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 NZCH threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.