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What runway is Maryse Condé International Airport (PTP/TFFR) using right now?

Maryse Condé International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 12. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 07:52 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 12Dep 12

Maryse Condé International Airport (PTP/TFFR) is using landing and departure 12 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
100° @ 4 kt
Direction
100°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1015 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 07:30

METAR TFFR 271130Z AUTO 10004KT CAVOK 27/24 Q1015 TEMPO 4500 SHRA SCT018TCU

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at TFFR

Every runway threshold at TFFR. 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
12101°11,499 ft4.0 kt0.0 kt0.1 ktLeftLanding + departure
30281°11,499 ft0.0 kt4.0 kt0.1 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Maryse Condé International Airport (PTP/TFFR) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 07:30 local, Maryse Condé International Airport (PTP/TFFR) is using landing and departure 12. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Maryse Condé International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (100° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 12 shows 4.0 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/TFFR or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/TFFR#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Maryse Condé 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 Maryse Condé International Airport (PTP/TFFR) the live call is landing and departure 12 with METAR wind 100° @ 4 kt. 12 shows 4.0 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 TFFR threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.