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What runway is Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP/KMSP) using right now?

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field active runway and live wind: landing and departure 12L. Confidence D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 05:23 local.

D-ATIS CONFIRMEDLand 12LDep 12L

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP/KMSP) is using landing and departure 12L 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
110° @ 14 kt
Direction
110°
Speed
14 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
9 sm
Pressure
1020 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 05:00

METAR KMSP 270953Z 11014KT 9SM -RA FEW011 OVC065 07/06 A3013 RMK AO2 RAE17B45 SLP209 P0001 T00670056 $

FAA D-ATIS M

Landing 12L · Departure not named · Closed 04, 22, 12R

MSP ARR INFO M 0953Z. 11014KT 9SM -RA FEW011 OVC065 07/06 A3013 (THREE ZERO ONE THREE). SIMULTANEOUS DEPENDENT, ILS RWY 12R APCH IN USE, ILS RWY 12L APCH IN USE. FINAL APCH, OVER NOISE SENSITIVE AREA. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. RWYS 4, 22 CLSD. RWYS 12R AND 12L INNER MARKER OTS. RWY 12R CONDITION CODES, 5 5 5 AT 0301Z, RWY 12L CONDITION CODES, 5 5 5 AT 0300Z, RWY 17 CONDITION CODES, 5 5 5 AT 0300Z. HAZD WX INFO FOR MSP AREA AVBL FM FSS. CTN, BIRDS NEAR MSP. READ BACK HS AND ALT. ALL ACFT TAXI WITH TRANSPONDER AND ALTITUDE ENCODING ON. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO M.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KMSP

Every runway threshold at KMSP. 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
0445°11,006 ft5.9 kt0.0 kt12.7 ktRightClosed
22225°11,006 ft0.0 kt5.9 kt12.7 ktLeftClosed
12R121°10,000 ft13.7 kt0.0 kt2.7 ktLeftClosed
30L301°10,000 ft0.0 kt13.7 kt2.7 ktRightStandby
12L121°8,200 ft13.7 kt0.0 kt2.7 ktLeftLanding + departure
30R301°8,200 ft0.0 kt13.7 kt2.7 ktRightStandby
17170°8,000 ft7.1 kt0.0 kt12.1 ktLeftStandby
35350°8,000 ft0.0 kt7.1 kt12.1 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP/KMSP) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 05:00 local, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP/KMSP) is using landing and departure 12L. Confidence: D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (110° @ 14 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 12L shows 13.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.7 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: 04, 22, 12R. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KMSP or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KMSP#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field?

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 Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP/KMSP) the live call is landing and departure 12L with METAR wind 110° @ 14 kt. 12L shows 13.7 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.7 kt crosswind from the left. 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 KMSP threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.