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What runway is Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO/SEQM) using right now?

Mariscal Sucre International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 18. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 06:56 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 18Dep 18

Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO/SEQM) is using landing and departure 18 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
150° @ 2 kt
Direction
150°
Speed
2 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1029 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 06:00

METAR SEQM 271100Z 15002KT 9999 FEW023 SCT300 12/11 Q1029 NOSIG RMK A3040

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at SEQM

Every runway threshold at SEQM. 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
18180°13,445 ft1.7 kt0.0 kt1.0 ktLeftLanding + departure
36360°13,445 ft0.0 kt1.7 kt1.0 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO/SEQM) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 06:00 local, Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO/SEQM) is using landing and departure 18. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Mariscal Sucre International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (150° @ 2 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 18 shows 1.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.0 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SEQM or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SEQM#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Mariscal Sucre 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 Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO/SEQM) the live call is landing and departure 18 with METAR wind 150° @ 2 kt. 18 shows 1.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.0 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 SEQM threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.