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What runway is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM/SPJC) using right now?

Jorge Chávez International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 16L+16R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 06:53 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 16L, 16RDep 16L, 16R

Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM/SPJC) is using landing and departure 16L+16R 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
160° @ 6 kt
Direction
160°
Speed
6 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1013 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 06:00

METAR SPJC 271100Z 16006KT 9999 SCT010 SCT025 23/21 Q1013 NOSIG RMK PP000

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at SPJC

Every runway threshold at SPJC. 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
16L154°11,509 ft6.0 kt0.0 kt0.6 ktRightLanding + departure
34R334°11,509 ft0.0 kt6.0 kt0.6 ktLeftStandby
16R154°11,417 ft6.0 kt0.0 kt0.6 ktRightLanding + departure
34L334°11,417 ft0.0 kt6.0 kt0.6 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM/SPJC) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 06:00 local, Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM/SPJC) is using landing and departure 16L+16R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Jorge Chávez International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (160° @ 6 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 16L shows 6.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.6 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SPJC or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SPJC#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Jorge Chávez 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 Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM/SPJC) the live call is landing and departure 16L+16R with METAR wind 160° @ 6 kt. 16L shows 6.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.6 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 SPJC threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.