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What runway is Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG/SBGL) using right now?

Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 10. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 08:58 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 10Dep 10

Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG/SBGL) is using landing and departure 10 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, 12:00 shifts the wind to 160° at 12 kt, favoring 15 in about 3.0 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
70° @ 2 kt
Direction
70°
Speed
2 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1020 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 08:00

METAR SBGL 271100Z 07002KT 9999 FEW015 SCT048 BKN070 20/17 Q1020

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at SBGL

Every runway threshold at SBGL. 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
1074°13,123 ft2.0 kt0.0 kt0.1 ktLeftLanding + departure
28254°13,123 ft0.0 kt2.0 kt0.1 ktRightStandby
15125°10,433 ft1.1 kt0.0 kt1.6 ktLeftStandby
33305°10,433 ft0.0 kt1.1 kt1.6 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG/SBGL) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 08:00 local, Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG/SBGL) is using landing and departure 10. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (70° @ 2 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 10 shows 2.0 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/SBGL or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SBGL#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim 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 Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG/SBGL) the live call is landing and departure 10 with METAR wind 70° @ 2 kt. 10 shows 2.0 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 SBGL threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.