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What runway is Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR/KGRR) using right now?

Gerald R. Ford International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 08R+08L. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 06:29 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 08R, 08LDep 08R, 08L

Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR/KGRR) is using landing and departure 08R+08L 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
90° @ 9 kt
Direction
90°
Speed
9 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1028 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 06:00

METAR KGRR 270953Z 09009KT 10SM FEW070 BKN200 08/05 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP279 T00780050 $

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 KGRR

Every runway threshold at KGRR. 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
08R81°10,001 ft8.9 kt0.0 kt1.4 ktRightLanding + departure
26L261°10,001 ft0.0 kt8.9 kt1.4 ktLeftStandby
17171°8,501 ft1.4 kt0.0 kt8.9 ktLeftStandby
35351°8,501 ft0.0 kt1.4 kt8.9 ktRightStandby
08L81°5,001 ft8.9 kt0.0 kt1.4 ktRightLanding + departure
26R261°5,001 ft0.0 kt8.9 kt1.4 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR/KGRR) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 06:00 local, Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR/KGRR) is using landing and departure 08R+08L. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Gerald R. Ford International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (90° @ 9 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 08R shows 8.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.4 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KGRR or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KGRR#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Gerald R. Ford 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 Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR/KGRR) the live call is landing and departure 08R+08L with METAR wind 90° @ 9 kt. 08R shows 8.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.4 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 KGRR threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.