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What runway is Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB/SBBR) using right now?

Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 29L+29R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 08:59 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 29L, 29RDep 29L, 29R

Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB/SBBR) is using landing and departure 29L+29R 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 60° at 5 kt, favoring 11R+11L in about 1.0 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
340° @ 5 kt
Direction
340°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1021 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 09:00

METAR SBBR 271200Z 34005KT 300V030 9999 FEW020 23/19 Q1021

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at SBBR

Every runway threshold at SBBR. 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
11R86°10,827 ft0.0 kt1.4 kt4.8 ktLeftStandby
29L266°10,827 ft1.4 kt0.0 kt4.8 ktRightLanding + departure
11L86°10,499 ft0.0 kt1.4 kt4.8 ktLeftStandby
29R266°10,499 ft1.4 kt0.0 kt4.8 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB/SBBR) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 09:00 local, Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB/SBBR) is using landing and departure 29L+29R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (340° @ 5 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 29L shows 1.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.8 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SBBR or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SBBR#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek 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 Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB/SBBR) the live call is landing and departure 29L+29R with METAR wind 340° @ 5 kt. 29L shows 1.4 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.8 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 SBBR threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.