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What runway is Eduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO/SBEG) using right now?

Eduardo Gomes International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 11. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 07:58 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 11Dep 11

Eduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO/SBEG) is using landing and departure 11 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° @ 5 kt
Direction
130°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1014 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 08:00

METAR SBEG 271200Z 13005KT 090V170 9999 SCT009 27/24 Q1014

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at SBEG

Every runway threshold at SBEG. 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
11106°8,858 ft4.6 kt0.0 kt2.0 ktRightLanding + departure
29286°8,858 ft0.0 kt4.6 kt2.0 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Eduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO/SBEG) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 08:00 local, Eduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO/SBEG) is using landing and departure 11. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Eduardo Gomes International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (130° @ 5 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 11 shows 4.6 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.0 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SBEG or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SBEG#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Eduardo Gomes 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 Eduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO/SBEG) the live call is landing and departure 11 with METAR wind 130° @ 5 kt. 11 shows 4.6 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.0 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 SBEG threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.