Spotter

Orlando, United States of America

What runway is Orlando International Airport (MCO/KMCO) using right now?

Orlando International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 35R. Confidence D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 06:25 local.

D-ATIS CONFIRMEDLand 35RDep 35R

Orlando International Airport (MCO/KMCO) is using landing and departure 35R 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
360° @ 7 kt
Direction
360°
Speed
7 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1017 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 06:00

METAR KMCO 270953Z 36007KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A3004

FAA D-ATIS T

Landing 35R · Departure not named · Closed 18R, 36L

MCO ARR INFO T 0953Z. 36007KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A3004 (THREE ZERO ZERO FOUR) RMK AO2 SLP171 T01890161 TSNO FIBI. SIMULTANEOUS APPCHS, ILS RWY 35R, 36R, RNAV RNP APCH RWY 35R. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. TOWER FREQ ALL COMBINED ON 124.3. RWY 18R, 36L CLSD UFN. E1 CLSD BTWN, F AND B11. ALL ACFT CTC GROUND CONTROL ON 121.8. NOTAM RWY 36R RVR TOUCHDOWN OTS. RWY 18L RVR ROLLOUT OTS. HAZS WX INFO FOR MCO AREA AVBL ON FLT SVC FREQ. INCREASED BIRD ACTIVITY IN THE VCNTY OF THE ARPT. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO T.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KMCO

Every runway threshold at KMCO. 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
18L179°12,005 ft0.0 kt7.0 kt0.1 ktLeftStandby
36R359°12,005 ft7.0 kt0.0 kt0.1 ktRightStandby
18R179°12,004 ft0.0 kt7.0 kt0.1 ktLeftClosed
36L359°12,004 ft7.0 kt0.0 kt0.1 ktRightClosed
17R179°10,000 ft0.0 kt7.0 kt0.1 ktLeftStandby
35L359°10,000 ft7.0 kt0.0 kt0.1 ktRightStandby
17L180°9,001 ft0.0 kt7.0 kt0.1 ktLeftStandby
35R360°9,001 ft7.0 kt0.0 kt0.1 ktRightLanding + departure
Open the live mapSubscribe for alerts

Questions

What runway is Orlando International Airport (MCO/KMCO) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 06:00 local, Orlando International Airport (MCO/KMCO) is using landing and departure 35R. Confidence: D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Orlando International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (360° @ 7 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 35R shows 7.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). Closed runways: 18R, 36L. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KMCO or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KMCO#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Orlando 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 Orlando International Airport (MCO/KMCO) the live call is landing and departure 35R with METAR wind 360° @ 7 kt. 35R shows 7.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). 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 KMCO threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.