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What runway is Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ/SAME) using right now?

Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 18. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 09:00 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 18Dep 18

Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ/SAME) is using landing and departure 18 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

NOAA METAR was unavailable, so the wind vector assumes calm air and prefers the longer runways.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at SAME

Every runway threshold at SAME. 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
18181°9,301 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
361°9,301 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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What runway is Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ/SAME) using right now?

As of the latest cycle local, Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ/SAME) is using landing and departure 18. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (Unavailable) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 18 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/SAME or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SAME#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Governor Francisco Gabrielli 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 Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ/SAME) the live call is landing and departure 18 with METAR wind Unavailable. 18 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 SAME threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.