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What runway is Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU/ZUTF) using right now?

Chengdu Tianfu International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 01+02. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 20:09 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 01, 02Dep 01, 02

Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU/ZUTF) is using landing and departure 01+02 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
60° @ 4 kt
Direction
60°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1025 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR ZUTF 271200Z 06002MPS 030V100 9999 BKN050 15/12 Q1025 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at ZUTF

Every runway threshold at ZUTF. 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
0122°13,123 ft3.2 kt0.0 kt2.5 ktRightLanding + departure
19202°13,123 ft0.0 kt3.2 kt2.5 ktLeftStandby
11112°12,467 ft2.5 kt0.0 kt3.2 ktLeftStandby
29292°12,467 ft0.0 kt2.5 kt3.2 ktRightStandby
0222°10,499 ft3.2 kt0.0 kt2.5 ktRightLanding + departure
20202°10,499 ft0.0 kt3.2 kt2.5 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU/ZUTF) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU/ZUTF) is using landing and departure 01+02. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Chengdu Tianfu International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (60° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 01 shows 3.2 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.5 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZUTF or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZUTF#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Chengdu Tianfu 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 Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU/ZUTF) the live call is landing and departure 01+02 with METAR wind 60° @ 4 kt. 01 shows 3.2 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.5 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 ZUTF threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.