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What runway is Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base (CRK/RPLC) using right now?

Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base active runway and live wind: landing and departure 20L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:01 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 20LDep 20L

Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base (CRK/RPLC) is using landing and departure 20L 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
170° @ 2 kt
Direction
170°
Speed
2 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1014 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 19:00

METAR RPLC 271100Z 17002KT 9999 SCT020 BKN100 30/23 Q1014 NOSIG RMK A2994

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at RPLC

Every runway threshold at RPLC. 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
02R21°10,499 ft0.0 kt1.7 kt1.0 ktRightStandby
20L201°10,499 ft1.7 kt0.0 kt1.0 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base (CRK/RPLC) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 19:00 local, Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base (CRK/RPLC) is using landing and departure 20L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (170° @ 2 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 20L shows 1.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.0 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/RPLC or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/RPLC#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base?

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 Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base (CRK/RPLC) the live call is landing and departure 20L with METAR wind 170° @ 2 kt. 20L shows 1.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.0 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 RPLC threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.