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What runway is Inca Manco Capac International Airport (JUL/SPJL) using right now?

Inca Manco Capac International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 30. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 06:53 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 30Dep 30

Inca Manco Capac International Airport (JUL/SPJL) is using landing and departure 30 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, 12:00 shifts the wind to 50° at 10 kt, favoring 12 in about 5.1 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
310° @ 6 kt
Direction
310°
Speed
6 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1036 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Mon 26 Oct, 23:00

METAR SPJL 270400Z 31006KT 9999 SCT020 BKN080 09/03 Q1036 RMK BIRD HAZARD RWY 12/30 PP000

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at SPJL

Every runway threshold at SPJL. 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
12112°13,780 ft0.0 kt5.7 kt1.9 ktLeftStandby
30292°13,780 ft5.7 kt0.0 kt1.9 ktRightLanding + departure
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What runway is Inca Manco Capac International Airport (JUL/SPJL) using right now?

As of Mon 26 Oct, 23:00 local, Inca Manco Capac International Airport (JUL/SPJL) is using landing and departure 30. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Inca Manco Capac International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (310° @ 6 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 30 shows 5.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.9 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SPJL or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/SPJL#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Inca Manco Capac 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 Inca Manco Capac International Airport (JUL/SPJL) the live call is landing and departure 30 with METAR wind 310° @ 6 kt. 30 shows 5.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.9 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 SPJL threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.