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What runway is Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) using right now?

Tan Son Nhat International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 07R+07L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:23 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 07R, 07LDep 07R, 07L

Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) is using landing and departure 07R+07L 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
140° @ 6 kt
Direction
140°
Speed
6 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1012 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR VVTS 271300Z 14006KT 100V160 9999 SCT012 BKN070 29/24 Q1012 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at VVTS

Every runway threshold at VVTS. 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
07R69°12,468 ft2.0 kt0.0 kt5.7 ktRightLanding + departure
25L249°12,468 ft0.0 kt2.0 kt5.7 ktLeftStandby
07L69°10,007 ft2.0 kt0.0 kt5.7 ktRightLanding + departure
25R249°10,007 ft0.0 kt2.0 kt5.7 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) is using landing and departure 07R+07L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Tan Son Nhat International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (140° @ 6 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 07R shows 2.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 5.7 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VVTS or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/VVTS#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Tan Son Nhat 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 Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) the live call is landing and departure 07R+07L with METAR wind 140° @ 6 kt. 07R shows 2.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 5.7 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 VVTS threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.