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What runway is Denver International Airport (DEN/KDEN) using right now?

Denver International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 25+26. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 04:31 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 25, 26Dep 25, 26

Denver International Airport (DEN/KDEN) is using landing and departure 25+26 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, 09:00 shifts the wind to 220° at 5 kt, favoring 16R+16L+17L in about 4.5 hours.

Live METAR and D-ATIS

Wind
280° @ 3 kt
Direction
280°
Speed
3 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
0.3 sm
Pressure
1017 hPa
Flight category
LIFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 04:00

METAR KDEN 270953Z 28003KT 1/4SM R35L/1200V1400FT FG VV001 03/03 A3002 RMK AO2 TWR VIS 3 SLP141 T00330033 $

FAA D-ATIS P

Landing not named · Departure not named · Closed none listed

DEN ARR INFO P 0953Z. 27003KT 1/4SM R35L/1200V1400FT FG VV001 03/03 A3002 (THREE ZERO ZERO TWO). HAZUS WX INFO FOR CO, KS, NE, WY AVBL FM FLT SVC. EXPC ILS, RNAV, OR VISUAL APCH, SIMUL APCHS IN USE, RWY 34R, RWY 35L, RWY 35R. LOW VSBY OPS IN EFCT. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. RWY 3 4 RIGHT INNER MARKER OTS. RWY 1 6 RIGHT 3 4 LEFT CLOSED. RWY 35R INNER MARKER OTS. RWY 35L PAPI OTS. BIRD ACTIVITY VICINITY ARPT. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO P.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KDEN

Every runway threshold at KDEN. 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
16R181°16,000 ft0.0 kt0.5 kt3.0 ktRightStandby
34L1°16,000 ft0.5 kt0.0 kt3.0 ktLeftStandby
0791°12,000 ft0.0 kt3.0 kt0.5 ktLeftStandby
25271°12,000 ft3.0 kt0.0 kt0.5 ktRightLanding + departure
0891°12,000 ft0.0 kt3.0 kt0.5 ktLeftStandby
26271°12,000 ft3.0 kt0.0 kt0.5 ktRightLanding + departure
16L181°12,000 ft0.0 kt0.5 kt3.0 ktRightStandby
34R1°12,000 ft0.5 kt0.0 kt3.0 ktLeftStandby
17L181°12,000 ft0.0 kt0.5 kt3.0 ktRightStandby
35R1°12,000 ft0.5 kt0.0 kt3.0 ktLeftStandby
17R181°12,000 ft0.0 kt0.5 kt3.0 ktRightStandby
35L1°12,000 ft0.5 kt0.0 kt3.0 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Denver International Airport (DEN/KDEN) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 04:00 local, Denver International Airport (DEN/KDEN) is using landing and departure 25+26. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Denver International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (280° @ 3 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 25 shows 3.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KDEN or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KDEN#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Denver 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 Denver International Airport (DEN/KDEN) the live call is landing and departure 25+26 with METAR wind 280° @ 3 kt. 25 shows 3.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). 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 KDEN threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.