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What runway is Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN/ZSAM) using right now?

Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 05. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:13 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 05Dep 05

Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN/ZSAM) is using landing and departure 05 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
60° @ 12 kt
Direction
60°
Speed
12 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1021 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR ZSAM 271200Z 06006MPS CAVOK 24/15 Q1021 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at ZSAM

Every runway threshold at ZSAM. 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
0553°11,155 ft11.9 kt0.0 kt1.5 ktRightLanding + departure
23233°11,155 ft0.0 kt11.9 kt1.5 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN/ZSAM) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN/ZSAM) is using landing and departure 05. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (60° @ 12 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 05 shows 11.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.5 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZSAM or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZSAM#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Xiamen Gaoqi 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 Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN/ZSAM) the live call is landing and departure 05 with METAR wind 60° @ 12 kt. 05 shows 11.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.5 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 ZSAM threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.