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What runway is Wellington International Airport (WLG/NZWN) using right now?

Wellington International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 34. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 23:43 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 34Dep 34

Wellington International Airport (WLG/NZWN) is using landing and departure 34 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
360° @ 3 kt
Direction
360°
Speed
3 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1007 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 23:30

METAR NZWN 271030Z AUTO 36003KT 9999 NCD 10/07 Q1007

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at NZWN

Every runway threshold at NZWN. 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
16183°6,352 ft0.0 kt3.0 kt0.2 ktRightStandby
343°6,352 ft3.0 kt0.0 kt0.2 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Wellington International Airport (WLG/NZWN) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 23:30 local, Wellington International Airport (WLG/NZWN) is using landing and departure 34. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Wellington International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (360° @ 3 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 34 shows 3.0 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/NZWN or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/NZWN#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Wellington 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 Wellington International Airport (WLG/NZWN) the live call is landing and departure 34 with METAR wind 360° @ 3 kt. 34 shows 3.0 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 NZWN threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.