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What runway is Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW/KDFW) using right now?

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 17C+18R. Confidence D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 05:31 local.

D-ATIS CONFIRMEDLand 17C, 18RDep 17C, 18R

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW/KDFW) is using landing and departure 17C+18R 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
140° @ 3 kt
Direction
140°
Speed
3 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1020 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 05:00

METAR KDFW 270953Z 14003KT 10SM OVC080 20/12 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP197 T02000117 $

FAA D-ATIS L

Landing 17C, 18R · Departure not named · Closed 13L, 13R, 17L, 18L

DFW ARR INFO L 0953Z. 15003KT 10SM OVC080 20/12 A3013 (THREE ZERO ONE THREE) RMK AO2 SLP197 T02000117. SIMUL VISUAL APCH TO RWYS, 18R, 17C. LDG RWY 17C EXP LAHSO TWY B 10460 FT AVAIL, LDG RWY 18R EXP LAHSO TWY B 10100 FT AVL. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. RWY 13L CLSD. RWY 13R CLSD. RWY 17L CLSD. RWY 18L CLSD. TWY Y BRIDGE CLSD, BE ALERT TO BRIDGE INSTRUCTIONS. BIRD ACTIVITY VCNTY ARPT. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO L.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KDFW

Every runway threshold at KDFW. 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
18L180°13,401 ft2.3 kt0.0 kt1.9 ktLeftClosed
36R0°13,401 ft0.0 kt2.3 kt1.9 ktRightStandby
17C180°13,400 ft2.3 kt0.0 kt1.9 ktLeftLanding + departure
35C0°13,400 ft0.0 kt2.3 kt1.9 ktRightStandby
17R180°13,400 ft2.3 kt0.0 kt1.9 ktLeftStandby
35L0°13,400 ft0.0 kt2.3 kt1.9 ktRightStandby
18R180°13,400 ft2.3 kt0.0 kt1.9 ktLeftLanding + departure
36L0°13,400 ft0.0 kt2.3 kt1.9 ktRightStandby
13R139°9,300 ft3.0 kt0.0 kt0.1 ktRightClosed
31L319°9,300 ft0.0 kt3.0 kt0.1 ktLeftStandby
13L135°9,000 ft3.0 kt0.0 kt0.2 ktRightClosed
31R315°9,000 ft0.0 kt3.0 kt0.2 ktLeftStandby
17L180°8,500 ft2.3 kt0.0 kt1.9 ktLeftClosed
35R0°8,500 ft0.0 kt2.3 kt1.9 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW/KDFW) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 05:00 local, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW/KDFW) is using landing and departure 17C+18R. Confidence: D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Dallas Fort Worth International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (140° @ 3 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 17C shows 2.3 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.9 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: 13L, 13R, 17L, 18L. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KDFW or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KDFW#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Dallas Fort Worth 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 Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW/KDFW) the live call is landing and departure 17C+18R with METAR wind 140° @ 3 kt. 17C shows 2.3 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.9 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 KDFW threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.