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What runway is San Antonio International Airport (SAT/KSAT) using right now?

San Antonio International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 04. Confidence D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 05:18 local.

D-ATIS CONFIRMEDLand 04Dep 04

San Antonio International Airport (SAT/KSAT) is using landing and departure 04 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° @ 3 kt
Direction
60°
Speed
3 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1021 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 05:00

METAR KSAT 270951Z 06003KT 10SM FEW015 BKN070 BKN160 20/17 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP189 T02000172

FAA D-ATIS E

Landing 04 · Departure 04 · Closed 13R, 31L

SAT ATIS INFO E 0951Z. 05003KT 10SM FEW015 BKN070 BKN160 20/17 A3014 (THREE ZERO ONE FOUR) RMK AO2 SLP189 T02000172. ILS RWY 4 APCH IN USE. DEPG RWY 4, RWY 13L. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. RWYS 13R, 31L CLSD. ILS RWY 13R OTS. BIRD ACTIVITY VICINITY ARPT. ATTENTION ALL AIRCRAFT RUNWAY ENTRANCE LIGHTS OPERATIONAL EVALUATION IN PROGRESS. RUNWAY ENTRANCE LIGHTS MAY BE OFFLINE INTERMITTENTLY THROUGOUT THE EVALUATION DO NOT CROSS ILLUMINATED RED LIGHTS AT TAXIWAY INTERSECTIONS. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO E.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KSAT

Every runway threshold at KSAT. 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
0441°8,505 ft2.8 kt0.0 kt1.0 ktRightLanding + departure
22221°8,505 ft0.0 kt2.8 kt1.0 ktLeftStandby
13R132°8,502 ft0.9 kt0.0 kt2.9 ktLeftClosed
31L312°8,502 ft0.0 kt0.9 kt2.9 ktRightClosed
13L132°5,519 ft0.9 kt0.0 kt2.9 ktLeftStandby
31R312°5,519 ft0.0 kt0.9 kt2.9 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is San Antonio International Airport (SAT/KSAT) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 05:00 local, San Antonio International Airport (SAT/KSAT) is using landing and departure 04. Confidence: D-ATIS CONFIRMED. San Antonio International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (60° @ 3 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 04 shows 2.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.0 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: 13R, 31L. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KSAT or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KSAT#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at San Antonio 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 San Antonio International Airport (SAT/KSAT) the live call is landing and departure 04 with METAR wind 60° @ 3 kt. 04 shows 2.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 1.0 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 KSAT threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.