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What runway is Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX/ZJSY) using right now?

Sanya Phoenix International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 08. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:15 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 08Dep 08

Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX/ZJSY) is using landing and departure 08 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
70° @ 8 kt
Direction
70°
Speed
8 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1015 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR ZJSY 271200Z 07004MPS 9999 SCT066 28/22 Q1015 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at ZJSY

Every runway threshold at ZJSY. 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
0882°11,155 ft7.8 kt0.0 kt1.7 ktLeftLanding + departure
26262°11,155 ft0.0 kt7.8 kt1.7 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX/ZJSY) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX/ZJSY) is using landing and departure 08. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Sanya Phoenix International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (70° @ 8 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 08 shows 7.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.7 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZJSY or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZJSY#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Sanya Phoenix 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 Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX/ZJSY) the live call is landing and departure 08 with METAR wind 70° @ 8 kt. 08 shows 7.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.7 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 ZJSY threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.