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What runway is Joya Andina International Airport (UYU/SLUY) using right now?

Joya Andina International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 31. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 07:54 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 31Dep 31

Joya Andina International Airport (UYU/SLUY) is using landing and departure 31 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
30° @ 4 kt
Direction
30°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1034 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 07:00

METAR SLUY 271100Z 03004KT 9999 FEW015 02/M11 Q1034

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at SLUY

Every runway threshold at SLUY. 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
13121°13,123 ft0.0 kt0.1 kt4.0 ktLeftStandby
31301°13,123 ft0.1 kt0.0 kt4.0 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Joya Andina International Airport (UYU/SLUY) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 07:00 local, Joya Andina International Airport (UYU/SLUY) is using landing and departure 31. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Joya Andina International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (30° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 31 shows 0.1 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.0 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SLUY or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SLUY#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Joya Andina 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 Joya Andina International Airport (UYU/SLUY) the live call is landing and departure 31 with METAR wind 30° @ 4 kt. 31 shows 0.1 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.0 kt crosswind from the right. 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 SLUY threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.