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What runway is Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport (URC/ZWWW) using right now?

Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport active runway and live wind: landing 08R+07+08L, departure 08R+07. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 18:08 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 08R, 07, 08LDep 08R, 07

Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport (URC/ZWWW) is using landing 08R+07+08L, departure 08R+07 right now. The badge is the confidence from the live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR and TAF wind vector, scored against every threshold.

TAF at Tue 27 Oct, 19:00 shifts the wind to 180° at 8 kt, favoring 26L+25+26R in about 0.9 hours.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
50° @ 4 kt
Direction
50°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1031 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 18:00

METAR ZWWW 271200Z 05002MPS CAVOK 04/M07 Q1031 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at ZWWW

Every runway threshold at ZWWW. 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
0774°11,811 ft3.7 kt0.0 kt1.6 ktLeftLanding + departure
25254°11,811 ft0.0 kt3.7 kt1.6 ktRightStandby
08R74°11,811 ft3.7 kt0.0 kt1.6 ktLeftLanding + departure
26L254°11,811 ft0.0 kt3.7 kt1.6 ktRightStandby
08L74°10,498 ft3.7 kt0.0 kt1.6 ktLeftLanding
26R254°10,498 ft0.0 kt3.7 kt1.6 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport (URC/ZWWW) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 18:00 local, Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport (URC/ZWWW) is using landing 08R+07+08L, departure 08R+07. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (50° @ 4 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 08R shows 3.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.6 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZWWW or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/ZWWW#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Ürümqi Tianshan 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 Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport (URC/ZWWW) the live call is landing 08R+07+08L, departure 08R+07 with METAR wind 50° @ 4 kt. 08R shows 3.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.6 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 ZWWW threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.