Spotter

Guiyang (Nanming), China

What runway is Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE/ZUGY) using right now?

Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 01R+01L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:10 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 01R, 01LDep 01R, 01L

Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE/ZUGY) is using landing and departure 01R+01L 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° @ 6 kt
Direction
360°
Speed
6 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
3.1 sm
Pressure
1024 hPa
Flight category
MVFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 17:00

METAR ZUGY 270900Z 36003MPS 320V020 5000 BR FEW005 BKN014 OVC030 18/17 Q1024 BECMG TL0930 FEW006 BKN015 OVC030

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at ZUGY

Every runway threshold at ZUGY. 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
01R10°13,123 ft5.9 kt0.0 kt1.0 ktLeftLanding + departure
19L190°13,123 ft0.0 kt5.9 kt1.0 ktRightStandby
01L10°10,499 ft5.9 kt0.0 kt1.0 ktLeftLanding + departure
19R190°10,499 ft0.0 kt5.9 kt1.0 ktRightStandby
Open the live mapSubscribe for alerts

Questions

What runway is Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE/ZUGY) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 17:00 local, Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE/ZUGY) is using landing and departure 01R+01L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (360° @ 6 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 01R shows 5.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.0 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZUGY or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZUGY#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Guiyang Longdongbao 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 Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE/ZUGY) the live call is landing and departure 01R+01L with METAR wind 360° @ 6 kt. 01R shows 5.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.0 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 ZUGY threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.