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What runway is Viru Viru International Airport (VVI/SLVR) using right now?

Viru Viru International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 16. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 07:54 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 16Dep 16

Viru Viru International Airport (VVI/SLVR) is using landing and departure 16 right now. The badge is the confidence from the live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR and TAF wind vector, scored against every threshold.

TAF at Tue 27 Oct, 11:00 shifts the wind to 340° at 12 kt, favoring 34 in about 3.1 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
170° @ 3 kt
Direction
170°
Speed
3 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1016 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 07:00

METAR SLVR 271100Z 17003KT 9999 BKN070 BKN200 20/16 Q1016 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at SLVR

Every runway threshold at SLVR. 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
16147°11,483 ft2.8 kt0.0 kt1.2 ktRightLanding + departure
34327°11,483 ft0.0 kt2.8 kt1.2 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Viru Viru International Airport (VVI/SLVR) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 07:00 local, Viru Viru International Airport (VVI/SLVR) is using landing and departure 16. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Viru Viru International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (170° @ 3 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 16 shows 2.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.2 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SLVR or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SLVR#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Viru Viru 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 Viru Viru International Airport (VVI/SLVR) the live call is landing and departure 16 with METAR wind 170° @ 3 kt. 16 shows 2.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.2 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 SLVR threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.