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What runway is Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM/TNCM) using right now?

Princess Juliana International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 10. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 07:51 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 10Dep 10

Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM/TNCM) is using landing and departure 10 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
110° @ 9 kt
Direction
110°
Speed
9 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1014 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 05:00

METAR TNCM 270900Z 11009KT 9999 FEW018 29/24 Q1014

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at TNCM

Every runway threshold at TNCM. 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
1096°7,546 ft8.7 kt0.0 kt2.2 ktRightLanding + departure
28276°7,546 ft0.0 kt8.7 kt2.2 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM/TNCM) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 05:00 local, Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM/TNCM) is using landing and departure 10. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Princess Juliana International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (110° @ 9 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 10 shows 8.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.2 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/TNCM or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/TNCM#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Princess Juliana 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 Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM/TNCM) the live call is landing and departure 10 with METAR wind 110° @ 9 kt. 10 shows 8.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.2 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 TNCM threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.