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What runway is George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH/KIAH) using right now?

George Bush Intercontinental Airport active runway and live wind: landing 09+08R+08L, departure 15L. Confidence D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 05:28 local.

D-ATIS CONFIRMEDLand 09, 08R, 08LDep 15L

George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH/KIAH) is using landing 09+08R+08L, departure 15L 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 a departure, not a landing runway. The landing runway is the wind vector.

Live METAR and D-ATIS

Wind
50° @ 4 kt
Direction
50°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1020 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 05:00

METAR KIAH 270953Z 05004KT 10SM FEW100 SCT250 18/16 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP201 T01830156 $

FAA D-ATIS P

Landing not named · Departure 15L · Closed none listed

IAH ATIS INFO P 0953Z. 05004KT 10SM FEW100 SCT250 18/16 A3013 (THREE ZERO ONE THREE) RMK AO2 SLP201 T01830156. ARRIVALS EXPECT ILS OR RNAV Y RY 27, ILS OR RNAV Y RY 8R, ILS OR RNAV Y RY 8L. SIMUL APPROACHES IN USE. DEPG RY 15L. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. UNITED RAMP CONTROL IN EFFECT. BIRD ACTIVITY VICINITY ARPT. TWY EA CLSD. NOTAM ATIS IN USE ON FREQUENCY 126.225. SIMULTANEOUS PARALLEL DEPARTURES ARE IN EFFECT PILOTS MUST ENSURE CORRECT DIRECTION OF INITIAL TURN. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO P.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KIAH

Every runway threshold at KIAH. 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
15L152°12,001 ft0.0 kt0.8 kt3.9 ktLeftDeparture
33R332°12,001 ft0.8 kt0.0 kt3.9 ktRightStandby
0990°10,000 ft3.1 kt0.0 kt2.6 ktLeftLanding
27270°10,000 ft0.0 kt3.1 kt2.6 ktRightStandby
15R152°10,000 ft0.0 kt0.8 kt3.9 ktLeftStandby
33L332°10,000 ft0.8 kt0.0 kt3.9 ktRightStandby
08R90°9,402 ft3.1 kt0.0 kt2.6 ktLeftLanding
26L270°9,402 ft0.0 kt3.1 kt2.6 ktRightStandby
08L90°9,000 ft3.1 kt0.0 kt2.6 ktLeftLanding
26R270°9,000 ft0.0 kt3.1 kt2.6 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH/KIAH) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 05:00 local, George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH/KIAH) is using landing 09+08R+08L, departure 15L. Confidence: D-ATIS CONFIRMED. George Bush Intercontinental Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (50° @ 4 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 09 shows 3.1 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.6 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KIAH or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KIAH#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at George Bush Intercontinental 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 George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH/KIAH) the live call is landing 09+08R+08L, departure 15L with METAR wind 50° @ 4 kt. 09 shows 3.1 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.6 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 KIAH threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.