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What runway is Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH/ZHHH) using right now?

Wuhan Tianhe International Airport active runway and live wind: landing 04+05L+05R, departure 05L+04. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:16 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 04, 05L, 05RDep 05L, 04

Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH/ZHHH) is using landing 04+05L+05R, departure 05L+04 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
40° @ 6 kt
Direction
40°
Speed
6 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
3.7 sm
Pressure
1026 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR ZHHH 271200Z 04003MPS 6000 OVC040 18/13 Q1026 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at ZHHH

Every runway threshold at ZHHH. 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
05L46°11,811 ft6.0 kt0.0 kt0.6 ktLeftLanding + departure
23R226°11,811 ft0.0 kt6.0 kt0.6 ktRightStandby
0442°11,155 ft6.0 kt0.0 kt0.2 ktLeftLanding + departure
22222°11,155 ft0.0 kt6.0 kt0.2 ktRightStandby
05R41°10,498 ft6.0 kt0.0 kt0.1 ktLeftLanding
23L221°10,498 ft0.0 kt6.0 kt0.1 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH/ZHHH) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH/ZHHH) is using landing 04+05L+05R, departure 05L+04. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Wuhan Tianhe International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (40° @ 6 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 04 shows 6.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZHHH or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZHHH#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Wuhan Tianhe 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 Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH/ZHHH) the live call is landing 04+05L+05R, departure 05L+04 with METAR wind 40° @ 6 kt. 04 shows 6.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). 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 ZHHH threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.