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What runway is Boston Logan International Airport (BOS/KBOS) using right now?

Boston Logan International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 33L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 06:34 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 33LDep 33L

Boston Logan International Airport (BOS/KBOS) is using landing and departure 33L 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.

TAF at Tue 27 Oct, 11:00 shifts the wind to 20° at 9 kt, favoring 04R+04L in about 4.4 hours.

Live METAR and D-ATIS

Wind
340° @ 8 kt
Direction
340°
Speed
8 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1026 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 06:00

METAR KBOS 270954Z 34008KT 10SM FEW180 09/00 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP256 T00940000 $

FAA D-ATIS W

Landing not named · Departure not named · Closed none listed

BOS ATIS INFO W 0954Z. 36008KT 10SM FEW180 09/00 A3029 (THREE ZERO TWO NINER). RNAV 4L, DEP 4R. RWY 33R IS APPROVED FOR TURN OFF. READBACK ALL HOLD SHORT INSTRCNS AND ASSIGNED ALTITUDES. INCREASED BIRD ACTIVITY IN THE VICINITY OF LOGAN AIRPORT. NUMEROUS CRANES IN BOSTON AREA AND IN VICINITY OF LOGAN AIRPORT. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO W.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KBOS

Every runway threshold at KBOS. 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
15R135°10,083 ft0.0 kt7.3 kt3.4 ktLeftStandby
33L315°10,083 ft7.3 kt0.0 kt3.4 ktRightLanding + departure
04R20°10,006 ft6.1 kt0.0 kt5.1 ktLeftStandby
22L200°10,006 ft0.0 kt6.1 kt5.1 ktRightStandby
04L20°7,864 ft6.1 kt0.0 kt5.1 ktLeftStandby
22R200°7,864 ft0.0 kt6.1 kt5.1 ktRightStandby
0977°7,001 ft0.0 kt1.0 kt7.9 ktLeftStandby
27257°7,001 ft1.0 kt0.0 kt7.9 ktRightStandby
14125°5,000 ft0.0 kt6.6 kt4.6 ktLeftStandby
32305°5,000 ft6.6 kt0.0 kt4.6 ktRightStandby
15L135°2,557 ft0.0 kt7.3 kt3.4 ktLeftStandby
33R315°2,557 ft7.3 kt0.0 kt3.4 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Boston Logan International Airport (BOS/KBOS) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 06:00 local, Boston Logan International Airport (BOS/KBOS) is using landing and departure 33L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Boston Logan International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (340° @ 8 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 33L shows 7.3 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.4 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KBOS or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KBOS#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Boston Logan 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 Boston Logan International Airport (BOS/KBOS) the live call is landing and departure 33L with METAR wind 340° @ 8 kt. 33L shows 7.3 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 3.4 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 KBOS threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.