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What runway is Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM/KMEM) using right now?

Frederick W. Smith International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 09. Confidence D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 05:25 local.

D-ATIS CONFIRMEDLand 09Dep 09

Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM/KMEM) is using landing and departure 09 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
170° @ 6 kt
Direction
170°
Speed
6 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1024 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 05:00

METAR KMEM 270954Z 17006KT 10SM BKN250 16/09 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP234 T01560089 $

FAA D-ATIS S

Landing 09 · Departure not named · Closed none listed

MEM ATIS INFO S 0954Z. 17006KT 10SM BKN250 16/09 A3023 (THREE ZERO TWO THREE) RMK AO2 SLP234 T01560089. VISUAL APCH IN USE RY 18C. SIMUL DEPS IN USE RY 18R 18C 18L. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. ILS RWY 9 OTS, LLWAS OTS. RWY 36L DME OTS. BIRD ACTIVITY RPTD IN THE VC OF THE ARPT. READBACK ALL RWY HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS. CONSOLIDATED WAKE TURBULENCE . STANDARDS IN EFFECT. 222' CRANE IS DOWN. AT GATES 18, 20, 22, 23, 40 CTC GC FOR PUSHBACK. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO S.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KMEM

Every runway threshold at KMEM. 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
18C179°11,120 ft5.9 kt0.0 kt0.9 ktLeftStandby
36C359°11,120 ft0.0 kt5.9 kt0.9 ktRightStandby
18R179°9,320 ft5.9 kt0.0 kt0.9 ktLeftStandby
36L359°9,320 ft0.0 kt5.9 kt0.9 ktRightStandby
18L179°9,000 ft5.9 kt0.0 kt0.9 ktLeftStandby
36R359°9,000 ft0.0 kt5.9 kt0.9 ktRightStandby
0992°8,946 ft1.2 kt0.0 kt5.9 ktRightLanding + departure
27272°8,946 ft0.0 kt1.2 kt5.9 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM/KMEM) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 05:00 local, Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM/KMEM) is using landing and departure 09. Confidence: D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Frederick W. Smith International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (170° @ 6 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 09 shows 1.2 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 5.9 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KMEM or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KMEM#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Frederick W. Smith 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 Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM/KMEM) the live call is landing and departure 09 with METAR wind 170° @ 6 kt. 09 shows 1.2 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 5.9 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 KMEM threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.