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What runway is Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU/ZUUU) using right now?

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

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

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU/ZUUU) is using landing and departure 02L+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
30° @ 6 kt
Direction
30°
Speed
6 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1025 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 20:00

METAR ZUUU 271200Z 03003MPS 9999 OVC040 17/09 Q1025 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at ZUUU

Every runway threshold at ZUUU. 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
02L24°11,811 ft6.0 kt0.0 kt0.6 ktRightLanding + departure
20R204°11,811 ft0.0 kt6.0 kt0.6 ktLeftStandby
02R24°11,811 ft6.0 kt0.0 kt0.6 ktRightLanding + departure
20L204°11,811 ft0.0 kt6.0 kt0.6 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU/ZUUU) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 local, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU/ZUUU) is using landing and departure 02L+02R. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (30° @ 6 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 02L shows 6.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.6 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZUUU or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZUUU#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Chengdu Shuangliu 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 Shuangliu International Airport (CTU/ZUUU) the live call is landing and departure 02L+02R with METAR wind 30° @ 6 kt. 02L shows 6.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.6 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 ZUUU threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.