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What runway is Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP/SABE) using right now?

Aeroparque Jorge Newbery active runway and live wind: landing and departure 31. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 07:02 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 31Dep 31

Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP/SABE) is using landing and departure 31 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, 10:00 shifts the wind to 40° at 5 kt, favoring 13 in about 3.0 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
360° @ 7 kt
Direction
360°
Speed
7 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1020 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 06:00

METAR SABE 270900Z 36007KT 260V020 9999 FEW025 SCT100 BKN200 15/10 Q1020 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at SABE

Every runway threshold at SABE. 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
13124°7,710 ft0.0 kt3.9 kt5.8 ktLeftStandby
31304°7,710 ft3.9 kt0.0 kt5.8 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP/SABE) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 06:00 local, Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP/SABE) is using landing and departure 31. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Aeroparque Jorge Newbery active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (360° @ 7 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 31 shows 3.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 5.8 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SABE or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SABE#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery?

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 Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP/SABE) the live call is landing and departure 31 with METAR wind 360° @ 7 kt. 31 shows 3.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 5.8 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 SABE threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.