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What runway is Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL/KATL) using right now?

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 09L. Confidence D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 06:36 local.

D-ATIS CONFIRMEDLand 09LDep 09L

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL/KATL) is using landing and departure 09L right now. The badge is the confidence: D-ATIS when the tape names the runway, otherwise the NOAA METAR wind vector scored against every threshold.

D-ATIS named the landing runway. Departure is shown on the same flow until the text says otherwise.

Live METAR and D-ATIS

Wind
30° @ 4 kt
Direction
30°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1025 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 06:00

METAR KATL 270952Z 03004KT 10SM FEW250 12/08 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP244 T01170078 $

FAA D-ATIS E

Landing 09L · Departure not named · Closed none listed

ATL ARR INFO E 0952Z. 03004KT 10SM FEW250 12/08 A3026 (THREE ZERO TWO SIX). SIMULTANEOUS APCHS IN USE VIS 8L, VIS 9R, VIS 10. NOTAMS... TDWR OTS. IM RWY 8L OTS, IM RWY 9R OTS, IM RWY 10 OTS, DME PORTION OF ILS RWY 9L OTS, ATLANTA DME OTS. CRANE WEST OF SC AT 100FT. CRANE AT RAMP 4 155FT. CRANE AT RAMP 1 130FT. LAHSO IN EFCT. BIRD ACTIVITY VC OF ARPT. CRANE MIDFIELD BETWEEN RWY 9R AND RWY 10 AT 80 FT. CRANE OVER E CONCOURSE 80 FT. OPERATE TRANSPONDER WITH MODE C ON ALL RAMPS, TWYS AND RWYS. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO E.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KATL

Every runway threshold at KATL. 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
09L90°12,390 ft2.0 kt0.0 kt3.5 ktLeftLanding + departure
27R270°12,390 ft0.0 kt2.0 kt3.5 ktRightStandby
08R90°9,999 ft2.0 kt0.0 kt3.5 ktLeftStandby
26L270°9,999 ft0.0 kt2.0 kt3.5 ktRightStandby
08L90°9,000 ft2.0 kt0.0 kt3.5 ktLeftStandby
26R270°9,000 ft0.0 kt2.0 kt3.5 ktRightStandby
09R90°9,000 ft2.0 kt0.0 kt3.5 ktLeftStandby
27L270°9,000 ft0.0 kt2.0 kt3.5 ktRightStandby
1090°9,000 ft2.0 kt0.0 kt3.5 ktLeftStandby
28270°9,000 ft0.0 kt2.0 kt3.5 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL/KATL) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 06:00 local, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL/KATL) is using landing and departure 09L. Confidence: D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (30° @ 4 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 09L shows 2.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.5 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KATL or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KATL#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta 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 Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL/KATL) the live call is landing and departure 09L with METAR wind 30° @ 4 kt. 09L shows 2.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.5 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 KATL threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.