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What runway is Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT/KFAT) using right now?

Fresno Yosemite International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 29R+29L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 03:30 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 29R, 29LDep 29R, 29L

Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT/KFAT) is using landing and departure 29R+29L 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
300° @ 9 kt
Direction
300°
Speed
9 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1018 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 03:00

METAR KFAT 270953Z 30009KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP173 T01220083 $

FAA D-ATIS text is not available for this airport right now. The runway call follows the NOAA METAR wind vector.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KFAT

Every runway threshold at KFAT. 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
11L125°9,539 ft0.0 kt9.0 kt0.8 ktRightStandby
29R305°9,539 ft9.0 kt0.0 kt0.8 ktLeftLanding + departure
11R125°8,008 ft0.0 kt9.0 kt0.8 ktRightStandby
29L305°8,008 ft9.0 kt0.0 kt0.8 ktLeftLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT/KFAT) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 03:00 local, Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT/KFAT) is using landing and departure 29R+29L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Fresno Yosemite International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (300° @ 9 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 29R shows 9.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.8 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KFAT or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KFAT#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Fresno Yosemite 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 Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT/KFAT) the live call is landing and departure 29R+29L with METAR wind 300° @ 9 kt. 29R shows 9.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.8 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 KFAT threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.