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What runway is Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY/ZLXY) using right now?

Xi'an Xianyang International Airport active runway and live wind: landing 05L+06L+06R, departure 05L+06L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:14 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 05L, 06L, 06RDep 05L, 06L

Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY/ZLXY) is using landing 05L+06L+06R, departure 05L+06L 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
VRB @ 2 kt
Direction
Variable
Speed
2 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1029 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR ZLXY 271200Z VRB01MPS 9999 SCT050 11/09 Q1029 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at ZLXY

Every runway threshold at ZLXY. 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
05L49°12,467 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
23R229°12,467 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
06L49°12,467 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
24R229°12,467 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
06R49°9,843 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding
24L229°9,843 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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Questions

What runway is Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY/ZLXY) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY/ZLXY) is using landing 05L+06L+06R, departure 05L+06L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Xi'an Xianyang International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (VRB @ 2 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 05L shows 0.0 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/ZLXY or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZLXY#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Xi'an Xianyang 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 Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY/ZLXY) the live call is landing 05L+06L+06R, departure 05L+06L with METAR wind VRB @ 2 kt. 05L shows 0.0 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 ZLXY threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.