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What runway is San Francisco International Airport (SFO/KSFO) using right now?

San Francisco International Airport active runway and live wind: landing 28R, departure 01R+01L. Confidence D-ATIS CONFIRMED. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 11:44 local.

D-ATIS CONFIRMEDLand 28RDep 01R, 01L

San Francisco International Airport (SFO/KSFO) is using landing 28R, departure 01R+01L 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
VRB @ 3 kt
Direction
Variable
Speed
3 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1018 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 11:00

METAR KSFO 271756Z VRB03KT 10SM FEW038 SCT200 17/09 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 T01670094 10167 20139 51004 $

FAA D-ATIS A

Landing 28R · Departure 01L, 01R · Closed none listed

SFO ATIS INFO A 1756Z. VRB03KT 10SM FEW038 SCT200 17/09 A3006 (THREE ZERO ZERO SIX). SIMUL VISUAL APPROACH RWY 28L AND QUIET BRIDGE VISUAL RWY 28R. DEPG RWYS 1L, 1R. TWY F CLSD BTN TWY B AND, TWY F2, TWY L CLSD BTN RY 28L AND, TWY W, TWY N CLSD BTN RWY 28L AND, TWY F, TWY P CLSD BTN RWY 28L AND, TWY F. SFO DME OTS. INCREASED BIRD ACTIVITY IN VCY OF AP. EXPECT DELAYS FOR RWY 28 DEPARTURES. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO A.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KSFO

Every runway threshold at KSFO. 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
10L118°11,870 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
28R298°11,870 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneLanding
10R118°11,381 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
28L298°11,381 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
01R28°8,660 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneDeparture
19L208°8,660 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
01L28°7,650 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneDeparture
19R208°7,650 ft0.0 kt0.0 kt0.0 ktNoneStandby
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Questions

What runway is San Francisco International Airport (SFO/KSFO) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 11:00 local, San Francisco International Airport (SFO/KSFO) is using landing 28R, departure 01R+01L. Confidence: D-ATIS CONFIRMED. San Francisco International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (VRB @ 3 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 28R shows 0.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KSFO or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KSFO#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at San Francisco 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 Francisco International Airport (SFO/KSFO) the live call is landing 28R, departure 01R+01L with METAR wind VRB @ 3 kt. 28R shows 0.0 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and calm crosswind (0.0 kt). 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 KSFO threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.