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What runway is Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA/ZSSS) using right now?

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 36R+36L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:10 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 36R, 36LDep 36R, 36L

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA/ZSSS) is using landing and departure 36R+36L 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
360° @ 12 kt
Direction
360°
Speed
12 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1028 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR ZSSS 271200Z 36006MPS CAVOK 17/10 Q1028 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at ZSSS

Every runway threshold at ZSSS. 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
18L176°11,154 ft0.0 kt12.0 kt0.8 ktLeftStandby
36R356°11,154 ft12.0 kt0.0 kt0.8 ktRightLanding + departure
18R176°10,826 ft0.0 kt12.0 kt0.8 ktLeftStandby
36L356°10,826 ft12.0 kt0.0 kt0.8 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA/ZSSS) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA/ZSSS) is using landing and departure 36R+36L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (360° @ 12 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 36R shows 12.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.8 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZSSS or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZSSS#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Shanghai Hongqiao 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 Hongqiao International Airport (SHA/ZSSS) the live call is landing and departure 36R+36L with METAR wind 360° @ 12 kt. 36R shows 12.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.8 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 ZSSS threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.