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What runway is Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF/SBCF) using right now?

Tancredo Neves International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 16. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 08:59 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 16Dep 16

Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF/SBCF) is using landing and departure 16 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
130° @ 13 kt
Direction
130°
Speed
13 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1021 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 09:00

METAR SBCF 271200Z 13013KT 9999 OVC033 20/14 Q1021

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at SBCF

Every runway threshold at SBCF. 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
16139°11,811 ft12.8 kt0.0 kt2.0 ktLeftLanding + departure
34319°11,811 ft0.0 kt12.8 kt2.0 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF/SBCF) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 09:00 local, Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF/SBCF) is using landing and departure 16. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Tancredo Neves International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (130° @ 13 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 16 shows 12.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.0 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SBCF or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SBCF#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Tancredo Neves 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 Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF/SBCF) the live call is landing and departure 16 with METAR wind 130° @ 13 kt. 16 shows 12.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.0 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 SBCF threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.