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What runway is Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF/KBUF) using right now?

Buffalo Niagara International Airport active runway and live wind: landing 05, departure 05+32. Confidence D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 06:02 local.

D-ATIS CONFIRMEDLand 05Dep 05, 32

Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF/KBUF) is using landing 05, departure 05+32 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.

Live METAR and D-ATIS

Wind
50° @ 6 kt
Direction
50°
Speed
6 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1029 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 06:00

METAR KBUF 270954Z 05006KT 10SM CLR 05/02 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP288 T00500017 $

FAA D-ATIS R

Landing 05 · Departure 05, 32 · Closed none listed

BUF ATIS INFO R 0954Z. 06006KT 10SM CLR 05/02 A3037 (THREE ZERO THREE SEVEN). ILS RY 5 APCH IN USE. DEPG RWYS 5, 32. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. ILS RWY 5 OM OTS. ILS RY 5 COUPLED APPROACH NOT AUTHORIZED. CAUTION BIRD ACTIVITY VICINTY AIRPORT. READBACK ALL RWY HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO R.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KBUF

Every runway threshold at KBUF. 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
0544°8,829 ft6.0 kt0.0 kt0.6 ktRightLanding + departure
23224°8,829 ft0.0 kt6.0 kt0.6 ktLeftStandby
14127°7,161 ft1.4 kt0.0 kt5.8 ktLeftStandby
32307°7,161 ft0.0 kt1.4 kt5.8 ktRightDeparture
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Questions

What runway is Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF/KBUF) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 06:00 local, Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF/KBUF) is using landing 05, departure 05+32. Confidence: D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Buffalo Niagara International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (50° @ 6 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 05 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/KBUF or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KBUF#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Buffalo Niagara 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 Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF/KBUF) the live call is landing 05, departure 05+32 with METAR wind 50° @ 6 kt. 05 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 KBUF threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.