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What runway is Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF/KSDF) using right now?

Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 17L. Confidence D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 06:18 local.

D-ATIS CONFIRMEDLand 17LDep 17L

Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF/KSDF) is using landing and departure 17L 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
120° @ 4 kt
Direction
120°
Speed
4 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1026 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 06:00

METAR KSDF 270956Z 12004KT 10SM BKN300 10/09 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP253 T01000089 $

FAA D-ATIS C

Landing 17L · Departure not named · Closed none listed

SDF ATIS INFO C 0956Z. 12004KT 10SM BKN300 10/09 A3028 (THREE ZERO TWO EIGHT). VISUAL APCH RWY 17L AND 17R. SIMUL APCHS IN USE. SIMUL DEPARTURES IN USE. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. TWY K CLSD, TWY N CLSD BTN TWY, L AND TWY K, TWY F CLSD BTN TWY, C AND TWY F3, TWY B CLSD BTN RWY, 29 AND TWY B5, TWY B6 CLSD BTN RWY, 35L AND TWY C, TWY D BTWN APCH END RWY 17L AND TWY D7 CLSD. TWY A6 NONMOVEMENT AREA. TWY A BTWN TWY A6 AND TWY F NONMOVEMENT AREA. TWY F BTWN TWY B AND UPS RAMP 1 NONMOVEMENT AREA. TWY D CLOSED NORTH OF TWY D7, RWY 17L DEPARTURES EXPECT INTERSECTION D7, DISTANCE AVAILABLE 7700 FEET. BACK TAXI AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO C.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KSDF

Every runway threshold at KSDF. 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
17R165°11,887 ft2.8 kt0.0 kt2.8 ktLeftStandby
35L345°11,887 ft0.0 kt2.8 kt2.8 ktRightStandby
17L165°8,578 ft2.8 kt0.0 kt2.8 ktLeftLanding + departure
35R345°8,578 ft0.0 kt2.8 kt2.8 ktRightStandby
11111°7,251 ft4.0 kt0.0 kt0.6 ktRightStandby
29291°7,251 ft0.0 kt4.0 kt0.6 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF/KSDF) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 06:00 local, Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF/KSDF) is using landing and departure 17L. Confidence: D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (120° @ 4 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 17L shows 2.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.8 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KSDF or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KSDF#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Louisville Muhammad Ali 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 Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF/KSDF) the live call is landing and departure 17L with METAR wind 120° @ 4 kt. 17L shows 2.8 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.8 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 KSDF threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.