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What runway is Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN/SBFL) using right now?

Hercílio Luz International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 32. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 08:58 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 32Dep 32

Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN/SBFL) is using landing and departure 32 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
300° @ 4 kt
Direction
300°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1022 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 09:00

METAR SBFL 271200Z 30004KT 9999 FEW040 20/12 Q1022

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at SBFL

Every runway threshold at SBFL. 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
14121°7,874 ft0.0 kt4.0 kt0.1 ktRightStandby
32301°7,874 ft4.0 kt0.0 kt0.1 ktLeftLanding + departure
0312°4,331 ft1.2 kt0.0 kt3.8 ktLeftStandby
21192°4,331 ft0.0 kt1.2 kt3.8 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN/SBFL) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 09:00 local, Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN/SBFL) is using landing and departure 32. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Hercílio Luz International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (300° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 32 shows 4.0 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/SBFL or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SBFL#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Hercílio Luz 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 Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN/SBFL) the live call is landing and departure 32 with METAR wind 300° @ 4 kt. 32 shows 4.0 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 SBFL threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.