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What runway is Viracopos International Airport (VCP/SBKP) using right now?

Viracopos International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 15. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 08:57 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 15Dep 15

Viracopos International Airport (VCP/SBKP) is using landing and departure 15 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
120° @ 15 kt
Direction
120°
Speed
15 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1021 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 08:00

METAR SBKP 271100Z 12015KT 9999 FEW030 17/11 Q1021

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at SBKP

Every runway threshold at SBKP. 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
15128°10,630 ft14.9 kt0.0 kt2.1 ktLeftLanding + departure
33308°10,630 ft0.0 kt14.9 kt2.1 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Viracopos International Airport (VCP/SBKP) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 08:00 local, Viracopos International Airport (VCP/SBKP) is using landing and departure 15. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Viracopos International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (120° @ 15 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 15 shows 14.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.1 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SBKP or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SBKP#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Viracopos 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 Viracopos International Airport (VCP/SBKP) the live call is landing and departure 15 with METAR wind 120° @ 15 kt. 15 shows 14.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.1 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 SBKP threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.