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What runway is Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW/KDTW) using right now?

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 03R. Confidence D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 06:31 local.

D-ATIS CONFIRMEDLand 03RDep 03R

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW/KDTW) is using landing and departure 03R 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
1028 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 06:00

METAR KDTW 270953Z 03004KT 10SM FEW035 SCT170 BKN200 08/05 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP282 T00830050

FAA D-ATIS M

Landing 03R · Departure not named · Closed 27L, 09R, 27R, 09L

DTW ARR INFO M 0953Z. 03004KT 10SM FEW035 SCT170 BKN200 08/05 A3036 (THREE ZERO THREE SIX). SIMUL VISUAL RY 3R, RY 4L USE Z LOC FREQ 111.95 APCH IN USE. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. RWY 27L, 9R CLSD, RWY 27R, 9L CLSD. TWYS Y1 CLSD ;. PILOTS USE CTN FOR BIRD ACTIVITY. DEPARTURE ATIS 118.125. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO M.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KDTW

Every runway threshold at KDTW. 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
04R29°12,003 ft4.0 kt0.0 kt0.1 ktRightStandby
22L209°12,003 ft0.0 kt4.0 kt0.1 ktLeftStandby
03R29°10,001 ft4.0 kt0.0 kt0.1 ktRightLanding + departure
21L209°10,001 ft0.0 kt4.0 kt0.1 ktLeftStandby
04L29°10,000 ft4.0 kt0.0 kt0.1 ktRightStandby
22R209°10,000 ft0.0 kt4.0 kt0.1 ktLeftStandby
09L89°8,708 ft2.1 kt0.0 kt3.4 ktLeftClosed
27R269°8,708 ft0.0 kt2.1 kt3.4 ktRightClosed
03L29°8,501 ft4.0 kt0.0 kt0.1 ktRightStandby
21R209°8,501 ft0.0 kt4.0 kt0.1 ktLeftStandby
09R89°8,500 ft2.1 kt0.0 kt3.4 ktLeftClosed
27L269°8,500 ft0.0 kt2.1 kt3.4 ktRightClosed
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Questions

What runway is Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW/KDTW) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 06:00 local, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW/KDTW) is using landing and departure 03R. Confidence: D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (30° @ 4 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 03R shows 4.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). Closed runways: 27L, 09R, 27R, 09L. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KDTW or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KDTW#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW/KDTW) the live call is landing and departure 03R with METAR wind 30° @ 4 kt. 03R shows 4.0 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 KDTW threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.