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What runway is Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (IXC/VICG) using right now?

Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 11. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 17:11 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 11Dep 11

Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (IXC/VICG) is using landing and departure 11 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
VRB @ 2 kt
Direction
Variable
Speed
2 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
3.7 sm
Pressure
1016 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 16:00

METAR VICG 271030Z VRB02KT 6000 SKC 31/09 Q1016 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at VICG

Every runway threshold at VICG. 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
11114°12,467 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
29294°12,467 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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Questions

What runway is Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (IXC/VICG) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 16:00 local, Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (IXC/VICG) is using landing and departure 11. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (VRB @ 2 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 11 shows 0.0 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/VICG or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VICG#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Shaheed Bhagat Singh 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 Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (IXC/VICG) the live call is landing and departure 11 with METAR wind VRB @ 2 kt. 11 shows 0.0 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 VICG threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.