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What runway is Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE/RCTP) using right now?

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 05L+05R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 19:12 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 05L, 05RDep 05L, 05R

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE/RCTP) is using landing and departure 05L+05R 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
60° @ 14 kt
Direction
60°
Speed
14 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1021 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 19:00

METAR RCTP 271100Z 06014KT 9999 FEW015 SCT050 24/19 Q1021 NOSIG RMK A3017

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at RCTP

Every runway threshold at RCTP. 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
05L49°12,008 ft13.8 kt0.0 kt2.6 ktRightLanding + departure
23R229°12,008 ft0.0 kt13.8 kt2.6 ktLeftStandby
05R49°10,991 ft13.8 kt0.0 kt2.6 ktRightLanding + departure
23L229°10,991 ft0.0 kt13.8 kt2.6 ktLeftStandby
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What runway is Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE/RCTP) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 19:00 local, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE/RCTP) is using landing and departure 05L+05R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (60° @ 14 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 05L shows 13.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.6 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/RCTP or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/RCTP#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Taiwan Taoyuan 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 Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE/RCTP) the live call is landing and departure 05L+05R with METAR wind 60° @ 14 kt. 05L shows 13.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.6 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 RCTP threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.