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What runway is Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport (CLO/SKCL) using right now?

Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 02. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 06:55 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 02Dep 02

Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport (CLO/SKCL) is using landing and departure 02 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 @ 1 kt
Direction
Variable
Speed
1 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
3.7 sm
Pressure
1018 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 06:00

METAR SKCL 271100Z VRB01KT 6000 BCFG BKN060 21/20 Q1018

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at SKCL

Every runway threshold at SKCL. 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
0210°9,842 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
20190°9,842 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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Questions

What runway is Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport (CLO/SKCL) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 06:00 local, Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport (CLO/SKCL) is using landing and departure 02. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (VRB @ 1 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 02 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/SKCL or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SKCL#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Alfonso Bonilla Aragon 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 Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport (CLO/SKCL) the live call is landing and departure 02 with METAR wind VRB @ 1 kt. 02 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 SKCL threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.