Which runway is in use?
Live answer from ATIS, wind, observed traffic, and local convention — with the evidence, and an honest “we don’t know” when we don’t.
Live right now
KLAX
CONFIRMED
24R
1%
Runways 24R and 25L — assigned by ATIS (information Q)
PANC
CONFIRMED
7R
98%
Runway 7R — assigned by ATIS (information L)
PHNL
CONFIRMED
4R
99%
Runways 4R, 4L and 8L — assigned by ATIS (information Z)
KATL
CONFIRMED
10
99%
Runways 10, 8L and 9R — assigned by ATIS (information F)
KPVU
UNKNOWN
?
Unknown — not enough evidence to call a runway
KSEA
CONFIRMED
34R
99%
Runways 34R and 34L — assigned by ATIS (information I)
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How the answer is made
Enter an airport identifier and runwayinuse estimates the runway in use right now, ranked by probability, with every piece of evidence shown:
- D-ATIS — where the field broadcasts a digital ATIS, the runway assignment is read straight from it.
- Observed traffic — landings, touch-and-goes and departures detected from live ADS-B tracks.
- Wind — headwind, crosswind and tailwind components per runway end, from the coded METAR, true-north referenced.
- NOTAM closures — a closed runway is excluded outright, and the NOTAM that closed it is shown.
- Local convention — what this field actually does in this wind, learned from its own observed history.
Advisory only, never for navigation. When the evidence doesn't support an answer the page says unknown rather than guessing.
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