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What runway is Narita International Airport (NRT/RJAA) using right now?

Narita International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 16R+16L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:12 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 16R, 16LDep 16R, 16L

Narita International Airport (NRT/RJAA) is using landing and departure 16R+16L right now. The badge is the confidence from the live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR and TAF wind vector, scored against every threshold.

TAF at Tue 27 Oct, 21:00 shifts the wind to 280° at 8 kt, favoring 34L+34R in about 0.8 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
VRB @ 2 kt
Direction
Variable
Speed
2 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
5 sm
Pressure
1004 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR RJAA 271100Z VRB02KT 8000 BR FEW010 BKN080 17/17 Q1004 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at RJAA

Every runway threshold at RJAA. 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
16R150°13,123 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
34L330°13,123 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
16L150°8,202 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
34R330°8,202 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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Questions

What runway is Narita International Airport (NRT/RJAA) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Narita International Airport (NRT/RJAA) is using landing and departure 16R+16L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Narita International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (VRB @ 2 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 16R shows 0.0 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/RJAA or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/RJAA#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Narita 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 Narita International Airport (NRT/RJAA) the live call is landing and departure 16R+16L with METAR wind VRB @ 2 kt. 16R shows 0.0 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 RJAA threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.