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What runway is Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX/VTCC) using right now?

Chiang Mai International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 36. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 19:29 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 36Dep 36

Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX/VTCC) is using landing and departure 36 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
40° @ 4 kt
Direction
40°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1014 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 19:00

METAR VTCC 271200Z 04004KT 340V080 9999 BKN035 30/22 Q1014 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at VTCC

Every runway threshold at VTCC. 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
18180°11,155 ft0.0 kt3.1 kt2.6 ktLeftStandby
360°11,155 ft3.1 kt0.0 kt2.6 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX/VTCC) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 19:00 local, Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX/VTCC) is using landing and departure 36. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Chiang Mai International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (40° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 36 shows 3.1 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.6 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VTCC or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VTCC#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Chiang Mai 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 Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX/VTCC) the live call is landing and departure 36 with METAR wind 40° @ 4 kt. 36 shows 3.1 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.6 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 VTCC threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.