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What runway is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL/SCEL) using right now?

Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 17L+17R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 08:56 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 17L, 17RDep 17L, 17R

Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL/SCEL) is using landing and departure 17L+17R 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
VRB @ 2 kt
Direction
Variable
Speed
2 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1021 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 09:00

METAR SCEL 271200Z VRB02KT 9999 BKN020 BKN200 12/10 Q1021 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at SCEL

Every runway threshold at SCEL. 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
17L178°12,303 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
35R358°12,303 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
17R177°12,303 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
35L357°12,303 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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Questions

What runway is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL/SCEL) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 09:00 local, Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL/SCEL) is using landing and departure 17L+17R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (VRB @ 2 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 17L shows 0.0 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/SCEL or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SCEL#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez 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 Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL/SCEL) the live call is landing and departure 17L+17R with METAR wind VRB @ 2 kt. 17L shows 0.0 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 SCEL threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.