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What runway is Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX/ZGSZ) using right now?

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport active runway and live wind: landing 16L+15+16R, departure 16L+16R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:17 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 16L, 15, 16RDep 16L, 16R

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX/ZGSZ) is using landing 16L+15+16R, departure 16L+16R 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
170° @ 8 kt
Direction
170°
Speed
8 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1018 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR ZGSZ 271200Z 17004MPS CAVOK 27/22 Q1018 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at ZGSZ

Every runway threshold at ZGSZ. 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
16L155°12,467 ft7.7 kt0.0 kt2.1 ktRightLanding + departure
34R335°12,467 ft0.0 kt7.7 kt2.1 ktLeftStandby
16R153°11,811 ft7.7 kt0.0 kt2.3 ktRightLanding + departure
34L333°11,811 ft0.0 kt7.7 kt2.3 ktLeftStandby
15155°11,155 ft7.7 kt0.0 kt2.1 ktRightLanding
33335°11,155 ft0.0 kt7.7 kt2.1 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX/ZGSZ) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX/ZGSZ) is using landing 16L+15+16R, departure 16L+16R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (170° @ 8 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 16L shows 7.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.1 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZGSZ or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZGSZ#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Shenzhen Bao'an 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 Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX/ZGSZ) the live call is landing 16L+15+16R, departure 16L+16R with METAR wind 170° @ 8 kt. 16L shows 7.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.1 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 ZGSZ threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.