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What runway is Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK/ZBAA) using right now?

Beijing Capital International Airport active runway and live wind: landing 19+18L+18R, departure 19+18L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:20 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 19, 18L, 18RDep 19, 18L

Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK/ZBAA) is using landing 19+18L+18R, departure 19+18L 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
220° @ 4 kt
Direction
220°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1028 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR ZBAA 271200Z 22002MPS 170V340 CAVOK 08/M04 Q1028 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at ZBAA

Every runway threshold at ZBAA. 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
01353°12,467 ft0.0 kt2.7 kt2.9 ktLeftStandby
19173°12,467 ft2.7 kt0.0 kt2.9 ktRightLanding + departure
18L173°12,467 ft2.7 kt0.0 kt2.9 ktRightLanding + departure
36R353°12,467 ft0.0 kt2.7 kt2.9 ktLeftStandby
18R173°10,499 ft2.7 kt0.0 kt2.9 ktRightLanding
36L353°10,499 ft0.0 kt2.7 kt2.9 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK/ZBAA) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK/ZBAA) is using landing 19+18L+18R, departure 19+18L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Beijing Capital International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (220° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 19 shows 2.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.9 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZBAA or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZBAA#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Beijing Capital 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 Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK/ZBAA) the live call is landing 19+18L+18R, departure 19+18L with METAR wind 220° @ 4 kt. 19 shows 2.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.9 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 ZBAA threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.