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What runway is Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA/ZULS) using right now?

Lhasa Gonggar International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 10R. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:09 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 10RDep 10R

Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA/ZULS) is using landing and departure 10R 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

NOAA METAR was unavailable, so the wind vector assumes calm air and prefers the longer runways.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at ZULS

Every runway threshold at ZULS. 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
10R89°13,123 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding + departure
28L269°13,123 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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What runway is Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA/ZULS) using right now?

As of the latest cycle local, Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA/ZULS) is using landing and departure 10R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Lhasa Gonggar International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (Unavailable) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 10R 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/ZULS or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZULS#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Lhasa Gonggar 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 Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA/ZULS) the live call is landing and departure 10R with METAR wind Unavailable. 10R 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 ZULS threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.