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What runway is Tulsa International Airport (TUL/KTUL) using right now?

Tulsa International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 08. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 05:14 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 08Dep 08

Tulsa International Airport (TUL/KTUL) is using landing and departure 08 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.

TAF at Tue 27 Oct, 11:00 shifts the wind to 180° at 11 kt, favoring 18L+18R in about 5.8 hours.

Live METAR and D-ATIS

Wind
120° @ 5 kt
Direction
120°
Speed
5 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ sm
Pressure
1021 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 05:00

METAR KTUL 270953Z 12005KT 10SM OVC080 16/11 A3016 RMK AO2 RAB36E48 SLP208 P0000 T01560111 $

FAA D-ATIS B

Landing 12 · Departure not named · Closed none listed

TUL ATIS INFO B 0953Z. 12005KT 10SM OVC080 16/11 A3016 (THREE ZERO ONE SIX) RMK AO2 RAB36E48 SLP208 P0000 T01560111. VISUAL APCHS IN USE RWY 18L, RWY 18R. PARL APCHS IN USE. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. EAST CABLE OTS. RUNWAY 8 VOR APPROACH OTS. BIRD ACTIVITY VICINITY ARPT. HAZD WX INFO FOR TUL AREA AVBL FM FLT WATCH OR FSS. ALL ARRS CTC APCH 124.0. ALL VFR DEPARTURES CTC CD ON 134.05 PRIOR TO TAXI. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO B.

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at KTUL

Every runway threshold at KTUL. 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
18L183°10,000 ft2.3 kt0.0 kt4.5 ktLeftStandby
36R3°10,000 ft0.0 kt2.3 kt4.5 ktRightStandby
0889°7,376 ft4.3 kt0.0 kt2.5 ktRightLanding + departure
26269°7,376 ft0.0 kt4.3 kt2.5 ktLeftStandby
18R183°6,101 ft2.3 kt0.0 kt4.5 ktLeftStandby
36L3°6,101 ft0.0 kt2.3 kt4.5 ktRightStandby
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Questions

What runway is Tulsa International Airport (TUL/KTUL) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 05:00 local, Tulsa International Airport (TUL/KTUL) is using landing and departure 08. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Tulsa International Airport active runway and live wind come from NOAA METAR (120° @ 5 kt) and FAA D-ATIS when the tape names a runway. 08 shows 4.3 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.5 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KTUL or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/KTUL#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Tulsa 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 Tulsa International Airport (TUL/KTUL) the live call is landing and departure 08 with METAR wind 120° @ 5 kt. 08 shows 4.3 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 2.5 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 KTUL threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.