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What runway is Philadelphia International Airport (PHL/KPHL) using right now?

Philadelphia International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 27R. Confidence D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 06:20 local.

D-ATIS CONFIRMEDLand 27RDep 27R

Philadelphia International Airport (PHL/KPHL) is using landing and departure 27R 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.

TAF at Tue 27 Oct, 08:00 shifts the wind to 20° at 6 kt, favoring 09L+08 in about 1.7 hours.

Live METAR and D-ATIS

Wind
360° @ 7 kt
Direction
360°
Speed
7 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1026 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 06:00

METAR KPHL 270954Z 36007KT 10SM SCT250 13/08 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP257 T01280083 $

FAA D-ATIS A

Landing 27R · Departure not named · Closed 26, 27L, 35, 09R, 17

PHL ARR INFO A 0954Z. 01007KT 10SM SCT250 13/08 A3029 (THREE ZERO TWO NINER) RMK AO2 SLP257 T01280083. ARRIVALS EXPECT RNAV APCH RWY 27R. NOTAMS... ILS RWY 27R OTS, RY 9R, 27L CL LGTS OTS, RY 27R PAPI OTS, TWY S5, S6 CL LGTS OTS. RWY 8 RWY 26 CLSD, RWY 9R RWY 27L CLSD, RWY 17 RWY 35 CLSD PAEW OFF DEP END RWY 26 ON RWY 17 35. TWY S CLSD BTN, TWY, Y AND TWY S6 . .. TWY Y CLSD, BTN RWY, 27L AND TWY S . TWY A1 CLSD, TWY A2 CLSD, TWY A3 CLSD TWY S7 CLSD, TWY S 9 CLOSED, TWY S10 CLOSED . TWY D CLSD BTN RWY 27R AND RWY 35. TWY S CLSD BTN RWY 27R AND RWY 35. TWY RUNWAY 9R HOLDING PAD CLSD. TOWER FREQ 118.5 FOR ALL RUNWAYS. LIGHTED CRANE 180 FT AGL 1500 FT SOUTH OF RWY, 27L, LIGHTED CRANE 100 FT AGL 100' FT SOUTH OF RWY, 27L. BIRD ACTIVITY IN VICINITY OF AIRPORT. USE CAUTION. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO A.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KPHL

Every runway threshold at KPHL. 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
09R76°12,000 ft1.7 kt0.0 kt6.8 ktLeftClosed
27L256°12,000 ft0.0 kt1.7 kt6.8 ktRightClosed
09L76°9,500 ft1.8 kt0.0 kt6.8 ktLeftStandby
27R256°9,500 ft0.0 kt1.8 kt6.8 ktRightLanding + departure
17159°6,500 ft0.0 kt6.5 kt2.5 ktLeftClosed
35339°6,500 ft6.5 kt0.0 kt2.5 ktRightClosed
0876°5,001 ft1.7 kt0.0 kt6.8 ktLeftStandby
26256°5,001 ft0.0 kt1.7 kt6.8 ktRightClosed
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Questions

What runway is Philadelphia International Airport (PHL/KPHL) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 06:00 local, Philadelphia International Airport (PHL/KPHL) is using landing and departure 27R. Confidence: D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Philadelphia International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (360° @ 7 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 27R shows 0.0 kt headwind, 1.8 kt tailwind, and 6.8 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: 26, 27L, 35, 09R, 17. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KPHL or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KPHL#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia International Airport (PHL/KPHL) the live call is landing and departure 27R with METAR wind 360° @ 7 kt. 27R shows 0.0 kt headwind, 1.8 kt tailwind, and 6.8 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 KPHL threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.