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What runway is Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport (TAO/ZSQD) using right now?

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

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 34, 35Dep 34, 35

Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport (TAO/ZSQD) is using landing and departure 34+35 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° @ 8 kt
Direction
340°
Speed
8 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1029 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR ZSQD 271200Z 34004MPS CAVOK 09/00 Q1029 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at ZSQD

Every runway threshold at ZSQD. 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
16162°11,811 ft0.0 kt8.0 kt0.3 ktRightStandby
34342°11,811 ft8.0 kt0.0 kt0.3 ktLeftLanding + departure
17162°11,811 ft0.0 kt8.0 kt0.3 ktRightStandby
35342°11,811 ft8.0 kt0.0 kt0.3 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport (TAO/ZSQD) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport (TAO/ZSQD) is using landing and departure 34+35. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (340° @ 8 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 34 shows 8.0 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/ZSQD or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZSQD#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Qingdao Jiaodong 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 Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport (TAO/ZSQD) the live call is landing and departure 34+35 with METAR wind 340° @ 8 kt. 34 shows 8.0 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 ZSQD threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.