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What runway is Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW/KMDW) using right now?

Chicago Midway International Airport active runway and live wind: landing 04R, departure 04R+04L. Confidence D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 05:25 local.

D-ATIS CONFIRMEDLand 04RDep 04R, 04L

Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW/KMDW) is using landing 04R, departure 04R+04L 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.

TAF at Tue 27 Oct, 09:00 shifts the wind to 140° at 9 kt, favoring 13L+13R in about 3.6 hours.

Live METAR and D-ATIS

Wind
90° @ 4 kt
Direction
90°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1025 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 05:00

METAR KMDW 270953Z 09004KT 10SM FEW200 BKN250 13/11 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP247 T01280111

FAA D-ATIS U

Landing 04R · Departure 04R, 04L · Closed none listed

MDW ATIS INFO U 0953Z. 09004KT 10SM FEW200 BKN250 13/11 A3026 (THREE ZERO TWO SIX) RMK AO2 SLP247 T01280111. ILS RWY 4R APCH IN USE. LNDG AND DEPG RWYS 4. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. TWY Y1 CLSD BTN TWY, Y AND TWY U. Y PAD CLSD. AIRCRAFT SHOULD OPERATE MODE CEE ON ALL TWYS AND RWYS. RWY 22L EEMASS OTS.Y1 SOUTH OF Y CLSD. CLEARANCE DELIVERY CLOSED. CTC GROUND 118.075 FOR CLEARANCE. READBACK ALL RWY HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS AND ALT ASSIGNMENTS. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO U.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KMDW

Every runway threshold at KMDW. 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
13L134°6,522 ft2.9 kt0.0 kt2.8 ktLeftStandby
31R314°6,522 ft0.0 kt2.9 kt2.8 ktRightStandby
04R43°6,445 ft2.7 kt0.0 kt2.9 ktRightLanding + departure
22L223°6,445 ft0.0 kt2.7 kt2.9 ktLeftStandby
04L43°5,507 ft2.7 kt0.0 kt2.9 ktRightDeparture
22R223°5,507 ft0.0 kt2.7 kt2.9 ktLeftStandby
13R134°3,859 ft2.9 kt0.0 kt2.8 ktLeftStandby
31L314°3,859 ft0.0 kt2.9 kt2.8 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW/KMDW) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 05:00 local, Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW/KMDW) is using landing 04R, departure 04R+04L. Confidence: D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Chicago Midway International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (90° @ 4 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 04R shows 2.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.9 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KMDW or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KMDW#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Chicago Midway 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 Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW/KMDW) the live call is landing 04R, departure 04R+04L with METAR wind 90° @ 4 kt. 04R shows 2.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.9 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 KMDW threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.