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What runway is Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD/KORD) using right now?

Chicago O'Hare International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 10C. Confidence D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 05:21 local.

D-ATIS CONFIRMEDLand 10CDep 10C

Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD/KORD) is using landing and departure 10C 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
80° @ 5 kt
Direction
80°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1025 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 05:00

METAR KORD 270951Z 08005KT 10SM FEW150 BKN250 12/09 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP247 T01220094 $

FAA D-ATIS U

Landing 10C · Departure not named · Closed 04L, 22R, 04R, 22L, 09L, 27R, 10L, 28R, 10R, 28L

ORD ATIS INFO U 0951Z. 08005KT 10SM FEW150 BKN250 12/09 A3026 (THREE ZERO TWO SIX) RMK AO2 SLP247 T01220094. ARR EXP VECTORS ILS RWY 10C APCH. DEPS EXP RWYS 9R. RWY 4L, 22R CLSD, RWY 4R, 22L CLSD, RWY 9L, 27R CLSD, RWY 10L, 28R CLSD, RWY 10R, 28L CLSD. RWY 9L IM OTS, RWY 9C IM OTS, RWY 9R IM OTS, RWY 10L IM OTS, RWY 10C IM OTS, RWY 10R IM OTS, RWY 27L IM OTS, RWY 27C IM OTS, RWY 27R IM OTS, RWY 28L IM OTS, RWY 28C IM OTS, RWY 28R IM OTS. PILOTS USE CTN FOR BIRD ACTIVITY IN THE VICINITY OF THE ARPT. NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES ARE IN EFFECT. USE CTN FOR PERSONNEL AND EQUIP AT NUMEROUS SITES ON THE FIELD. READBACK ALL RWY HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS. FOR CD GND METERING AND GC CONTACT ORD ON FREQ 121.9. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO U.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KORD

Every runway threshold at KORD. 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
10L90°13,000 ft4.9 kt0.0 kt0.9 ktLeftClosed
28R270°13,000 ft0.0 kt4.9 kt0.9 ktRightClosed
09R90°11,260 ft4.9 kt0.0 kt0.9 ktLeftStandby
27L270°11,260 ft0.0 kt4.9 kt0.9 ktRightStandby
09C90°11,245 ft4.9 kt0.0 kt0.9 ktLeftStandby
27C270°11,245 ft0.0 kt4.9 kt0.9 ktRightStandby
10C90°10,800 ft4.9 kt0.0 kt0.9 ktLeftLanding + departure
28C270°10,800 ft0.0 kt4.9 kt0.9 ktRightStandby
04R42°8,075 ft3.9 kt0.0 kt3.1 ktRightClosed
22L222°8,075 ft0.0 kt3.9 kt3.1 ktLeftClosed
04L39°7,500 ft3.8 kt0.0 kt3.3 ktRightClosed
22R219°7,500 ft0.0 kt3.8 kt3.3 ktLeftClosed
09L90°7,500 ft4.9 kt0.0 kt0.9 ktLeftClosed
27R270°7,500 ft0.0 kt4.9 kt0.9 ktRightClosed
10R90°7,500 ft4.9 kt0.0 kt0.9 ktLeftClosed
28L270°7,500 ft0.0 kt4.9 kt0.9 ktRightClosed
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Questions

What runway is Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD/KORD) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 05:00 local, Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD/KORD) is using landing and departure 10C. Confidence: D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Chicago O'Hare International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (80° @ 5 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 10C shows 4.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.9 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: 04L, 22R, 04R, 22L, 09L, 27R, 10L, 28R, 10R, 28L. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KORD or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KORD#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Chicago O'Hare 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 O'Hare International Airport (ORD/KORD) the live call is landing and departure 10C with METAR wind 80° @ 5 kt. 10C shows 4.9 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 0.9 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 KORD threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.