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What runway is Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG/ZUCK) using right now?

Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport active runway and live wind: landing 03L+02R+03R, departure 03L+02R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:10 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 03L, 02R, 03RDep 03L, 02R

Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG/ZUCK) is using landing 03L+02R+03R, departure 03L+02R 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
VRB @ 2 kt
Direction
Variable
Speed
2 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1024 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR ZUCK 271200Z VRB01MPS 9999 -RA BCFG FEW007 SCT014 OVC040 16/15 Q1024 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at ZUCK

Every runway threshold at ZUCK. 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
03L17°12,467 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
21R197°12,467 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
02R19°11,811 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
20L199°11,811 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
03R17°11,154 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding
21L197°11,154 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
02L17°10,499 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
20R197°10,499 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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Questions

What runway is Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG/ZUCK) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG/ZUCK) is using landing 03L+02R+03R, departure 03L+02R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (VRB @ 2 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 03L shows 0.0 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/ZUCK or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZUCK#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Chongqing Jiangbei 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 Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG/ZUCK) the live call is landing 03L+02R+03R, departure 03L+02R with METAR wind VRB @ 2 kt. 03L shows 0.0 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 ZUCK threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.