Spotter

Nanjing, China

What runway is Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG/ZSNJ) using right now?

Nanjing Lukou International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 06+07. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:11 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 06, 07Dep 06, 07

Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG/ZSNJ) is using landing and departure 06+07 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° @ 4 kt
Direction
40°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1028 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR ZSNJ 271200Z 04002MPS CAVOK 16/09 Q1028 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at ZSNJ

Every runway threshold at ZSNJ. 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
0658°11,811 ft3.8 kt0.0 kt1.2 ktLeftLanding + departure
24238°11,811 ft0.0 kt3.8 kt1.2 ktRightStandby
0758°11,810 ft3.8 kt0.0 kt1.2 ktLeftLanding + departure
25238°11,810 ft0.0 kt3.8 kt1.2 ktRightStandby
Open the live mapSubscribe for alerts

Questions

What runway is Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG/ZSNJ) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG/ZSNJ) is using landing and departure 06+07. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Nanjing Lukou International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (40° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 06 shows 3.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.2 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZSNJ or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZSNJ#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Nanjing Lukou 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 Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG/ZSNJ) the live call is landing and departure 06+07 with METAR wind 40° @ 4 kt. 06 shows 3.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.2 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 ZSNJ threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.