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What runway is Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG/ZSPD) using right now?

Shanghai Pudong International Airport active runway and live wind: landing 35R+34R+34L, departure 35R+34R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:11 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 35R, 34R, 34LDep 35R, 34R

Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG/ZSPD) is using landing 35R+34R+34L, departure 35R+34R 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
340° @ 10 kt
Direction
340°
Speed
10 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1027 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR ZSPD 271200Z 34005MPS CAVOK 17/11 Q1027 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at ZSPD

Every runway threshold at ZSPD. 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
17L162°13,123 ft0.0 kt10.0 kt0.3 ktRightStandby
35R342°13,123 ft10.0 kt0.0 kt0.3 ktLeftLanding + departure
16L162°12,467 ft0.0 kt10.0 kt0.3 ktRightStandby
34R342°12,467 ft10.0 kt0.0 kt0.3 ktLeftLanding + departure
16R162°12,467 ft0.0 kt10.0 kt0.3 ktRightStandby
34L342°12,467 ft10.0 kt0.0 kt0.3 ktLeftLanding
17R162°11,154 ft0.0 kt10.0 kt0.3 ktRightStandby
35L342°11,154 ft10.0 kt0.0 kt0.3 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG/ZSPD) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG/ZSPD) is using landing 35R+34R+34L, departure 35R+34R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Shanghai Pudong International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (340° @ 10 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 35R shows 10.0 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/ZSPD or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZSPD#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Shanghai Pudong 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 Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG/ZSPD) the live call is landing 35R+34R+34L, departure 35R+34R with METAR wind 340° @ 10 kt. 35R shows 10.0 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 ZSPD threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.