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What runway is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX/KLAX) using right now?

Los Angeles International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 25R+24R. Confidence D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 03:26 local.

D-ATIS CONFIRMEDLand 25R, 24RDep 25R, 24R

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX/KLAX) is using landing and departure 25R+24R 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.

TAF at Tue 27 Oct, 09:00 shifts the wind to 90° at 5 kt, favoring 07L+06R+06L in about 5.6 hours.

Live METAR and D-ATIS

Wind
50° @ 4 kt
Direction
50°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1016 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 03:00

METAR KLAX 270953Z 05004KT 10SM FEW012 17/14 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP153 T01720139 $

FAA D-ATIS K

Landing 24R, 25R · Departure not named · Closed 25L, 07R

LAX ATIS INFO K 0953Z. 04004KT 10SM FEW012 17/14 A2999 (TWO NINER NINER NINER) RMK AO2 SLP153 T01720139. INST APCHS AND RNAV RNP APCHS ILS RY 24R, ILS RY 25R, SIMUL INSTR DEPARTURES IN PROG RWYS 24 AND 25. CTC L A GC ON 121.75 FOR PUSH OR TAXI ON A. RWY 2 5 LEFT 7 RIGHT CLSD. TWY B CLSD BTN TWY, C7 AND TWY C10 , , TWY B6 CLSD, TWY B7 CLSD. PAPI OTS 25R, LOS ANGELES, SANTA MONICA, VENTURA VOR OTS. HAZD WX INFO FOR LAX AREA AVBL FM FSS. BIRD ACTIVITY VICINITY ARPT. TWR FREQ FOR ALL RWYS IS 120.95. CD AND GC FREQ IS 121.75. INCLUDE YOUR CALL SIGN IN ALL READBACKS. USE CAUTION WHEN EXITING RY24R AT TWY V, W, AND Y, TO HOLD SHORT OF RY24L. MULTIPLE RUNWAY INCURSIONS HAVE OCCURRED. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO K.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KLAX

Every runway threshold at KLAX. 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
07L83°12,894 ft3.4 kt0.0 kt2.2 ktLeftStandby
25R263°12,894 ft0.0 kt3.4 kt2.2 ktRightLanding + departure
07R83°11,095 ft3.4 kt0.0 kt2.2 ktLeftClosed
25L263°11,095 ft0.0 kt3.4 kt2.2 ktRightClosed
06R83°10,859 ft3.4 kt0.0 kt2.2 ktLeftStandby
24L263°10,859 ft0.0 kt3.4 kt2.2 ktRightStandby
06L83°8,926 ft3.4 kt0.0 kt2.2 ktLeftStandby
24R263°8,926 ft0.0 kt3.4 kt2.2 ktRightLanding + departure
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Questions

What runway is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX/KLAX) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 03:00 local, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX/KLAX) is using landing and departure 25R+24R. Confidence: D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Los Angeles International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (50° @ 4 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 25R shows 0.0 kt headwind, 3.4 kt tailwind, and 2.2 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: 25L, 07R. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KLAX or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KLAX#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX/KLAX) the live call is landing and departure 25R+24R with METAR wind 50° @ 4 kt. 25R shows 0.0 kt headwind, 3.4 kt tailwind, and 2.2 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 KLAX threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.