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What runway is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY/KMSY) using right now?

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport active runway and live wind: landing 11+02, departure 02. Confidence D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 05:23 local.

D-ATIS CONFIRMEDLand 11, 02Dep 02

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY/KMSY) is using landing 11+02, departure 02 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.

Live METAR and D-ATIS

Wind
60° @ 4 kt
Direction
60°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1022 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 05:00

METAR KMSY 270953Z 06004KT 10SM BKN250 19/17 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP220 T01940172 $

FAA D-ATIS D

Landing 11, 02 · Departure 02 · Closed none listed

MSY ATIS INFO D 0953Z. 06004KT 10SM BKN250 19/17 A3017 (THREE ZERO ONE SEVEN). TRSSH AWDAD OLEDD AND ARR FM N THRU SW EXP RNAV RY 11. MNSTR AND ARR FM NE THRU SE EXP RNAV RY 2. DEPG RY 2. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. TWY, S CLSD BTWN TWY, G AND RWY 11, TWY, S CLSD BTWN TWY, E AND RWY 11. RY 29 ALS OTS, RY 11 SFL OTS, RWY 20, 29 PAPI OUT OF SERVICE, ILS RWY 11 OUT OF SERVICE. RWY 29 LOC DME OUT OF SERVICE. RWY 29 GS OUT OF SERVICE. TRSSH AND MNSTR ARR EXPECT DESCEND VIA RY TRANSITIONS.WARNING RUNWAY 11/29 HAS BEEN SHORTENED AT RUNWAY 29 APPROACH END, EIGHT THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FEET AVAILABLE.RUNWAY 29 RNAV GPS Y LNAV MDA MINIMUMS ONLY.RUNWAY 29 RNAV RNP Z APPROACH NOT AVAILABLE. BIRD ACTIVITY VICINITY ARPT. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO D.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KMSY

Every runway threshold at KMSY. 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
11106°10,104 ft2.8 kt0.0 kt2.9 ktLeftLanding
29286°10,104 ft0.0 kt2.8 kt2.9 ktRightStandby
0215°7,002 ft2.8 kt0.0 kt2.8 ktRightLanding + departure
20195°7,002 ft0.0 kt2.8 kt2.8 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY/KMSY) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 05:00 local, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY/KMSY) is using landing 11+02, departure 02. Confidence: D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (60° @ 4 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 11 shows 2.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.9 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KMSY or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KMSY#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY/KMSY) the live call is landing 11+02, departure 02 with METAR wind 60° @ 4 kt. 11 shows 2.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.9 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 KMSY threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.