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What runway is Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG/ZPPP) using right now?

Kunming Changshui International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 22+21. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:13 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 22, 21Dep 22, 21

Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG/ZPPP) is using landing and departure 22+21 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° @ 10 kt
Direction
170°
Speed
10 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1029 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR ZPPP 271200Z 17005MPS 9999 SCT046 19/12 Q1029 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at ZPPP

Every runway threshold at ZPPP. 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
0439°14,764 ft0.0 kt6.6 kt7.5 ktRightStandby
22219°14,764 ft6.6 kt0.0 kt7.5 ktLeftLanding + departure
0339°13,123 ft0.0 kt6.5 kt7.6 ktRightStandby
21219°13,123 ft6.5 kt0.0 kt7.6 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG/ZPPP) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG/ZPPP) is using landing and departure 22+21. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Kunming Changshui International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (170° @ 10 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 22 shows 6.6 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 7.5 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZPPP or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZPPP#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Kunming Changshui 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 Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG/ZPPP) the live call is landing and departure 22+21 with METAR wind 170° @ 10 kt. 22 shows 6.6 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 7.5 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 ZPPP threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.