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What runway is Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD/YSSY) using right now?

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 25. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Wed 28 Oct, 05:14 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 25Dep 25

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD/YSSY) is using landing and departure 25 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
240° @ 11 kt
Direction
240°
Speed
11 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1016 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Wed 28 Oct, 05:00

METAR YSSY 271800Z AUTO 24011KT 9999 // NCD 16/06 Q1016

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at YSSY

Every runway threshold at YSSY. 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
16R168°12,999 ft3.4 kt0.0 kt10.5 ktRightStandby
34L348°12,999 ft0.0 kt3.4 kt10.5 ktLeftStandby
0774°8,300 ft0.0 kt10.7 kt2.7 ktRightStandby
25254°8,300 ft10.7 kt0.0 kt2.7 ktLeftLanding + departure
16L168°7,999 ft3.4 kt0.0 kt10.5 ktRightStandby
34R348°7,999 ft0.0 kt3.4 kt10.5 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD/YSSY) using right now?

As of Wed 28 Oct, 05:00 local, Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD/YSSY) is using landing and departure 25. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (240° @ 11 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 25 shows 10.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.7 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/YSSY or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/YSSY#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Sydney Kingsford Smith 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 Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD/YSSY) the live call is landing and departure 25 with METAR wind 240° @ 11 kt. 25 shows 10.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.7 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 YSSY threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.