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What runway is John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK/KJFK) using right now?

John F. Kennedy International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 31R. Confidence D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 07:51 local.

D-ATIS CONFIRMEDLand 31RDep 31R

John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK/KJFK) is using landing and departure 31R 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
10° @ 7 kt
Direction
10°
Speed
7 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1027 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 07:00

METAR KJFK 271051Z 01007KT 10SM FEW065 FEW250 12/06 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP264 T01170061

FAA D-ATIS O

Landing 31R · Departure not named · Closed 04R, 22L, 04L, 22R, 31L

JFK ATIS INFO O 1051Z. 02007KT 10SM FEW065 FEW250 12/06 A3031 (THREE ZERO THREE ONE) RMK AO2 SLP264 T01170061. APPROACH IN USE ILS RY 31R, VISUAL APCH RY 31L. DEPG RY 31L. RWY 4R, 22L CLSD, RWY 4L, 22R CLSD. RY 31L PAPI OTS, RUNWAY 4R THRESHOLD LIGHTS OTS. NUM CRANES OPERATING AT JFK. BIRD ACTIVITY VICINITY ARPT. READBACK ALL RWY ASSIGNMENTS AND HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO O.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KJFK

Every runway threshold at KJFK. 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
13R121°14,511 ft0.0 kt2.5 kt6.5 ktLeftStandby
31L301°14,511 ft2.5 kt0.0 kt6.5 ktRightClosed
04L31°12,079 ft6.5 kt0.0 kt2.5 ktLeftClosed
22R211°12,079 ft0.0 kt6.5 kt2.5 ktRightClosed
13L121°10,000 ft0.0 kt2.5 kt6.5 ktLeftStandby
31R301°10,000 ft2.5 kt0.0 kt6.5 ktRightLanding + departure
04R31°8,400 ft6.6 kt0.0 kt2.5 ktLeftClosed
22L211°8,400 ft0.0 kt6.6 kt2.5 ktRightClosed
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Questions

What runway is John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK/KJFK) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 07:00 local, John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK/KJFK) is using landing and departure 31R. Confidence: D-ATIS CONFIRMED. John F. Kennedy International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (10° @ 7 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 31R shows 2.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 6.5 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: 04R, 22L, 04L, 22R, 31L. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KJFK or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KJFK#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at John F. Kennedy 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 John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK/KJFK) the live call is landing and departure 31R with METAR wind 10° @ 7 kt. 31R shows 2.5 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 6.5 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 KJFK threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.