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What runway is Perth International Airport (PER/YPPH) using right now?

Perth International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 21. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:21 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 21Dep 21

Perth International Airport (PER/YPPH) is using landing and departure 21 right now. The badge is the confidence from the live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR and TAF wind vector, scored against every threshold.

TAF at Tue 27 Oct, 23:00 shifts the wind to 110° at 15 kt, favoring 06 in about 2.6 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
130° @ 8 kt
Direction
130°
Speed
8 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1017 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR YPPH 271200Z 13008KT CAVOK 22/01 Q1017

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at YPPH

Every runway threshold at YPPH. 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
0314°11,299 ft0.0 kt3.5 kt7.2 ktRightStandby
21194°11,299 ft3.5 kt0.0 kt7.2 ktLeftLanding + departure
0659°7,096 ft2.6 kt0.0 kt7.6 ktRightStandby
24239°7,096 ft0.0 kt2.6 kt7.6 ktLeftStandby
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What runway is Perth International Airport (PER/YPPH) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Perth International Airport (PER/YPPH) is using landing and departure 21. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Perth International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (130° @ 8 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 21 shows 3.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 7.2 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/YPPH or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/YPPH#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Perth 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 Perth International Airport (PER/YPPH) the live call is landing and departure 21 with METAR wind 130° @ 8 kt. 21 shows 3.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 7.2 kt crosswind from the left. 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 YPPH threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.