KATL Runway 08L/26R — Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
9,000 × 150 ft concrete · true headings 090° / 270° · field elevation 1,026 ft
Runway 08L/26R at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL) in Atlanta, GA is 9,000 ft long and 150 ft wide, concrete, with true headings 090° and 270°. The FAA record lists ILS/DME (CAT IIIB) and ALSF-2 approach lights on runway 08L and a LAHSO hold-short point at Taxiway B13. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 08L the headwind 37.5% of the time and runway 26R 59.7%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 0.8% of wind hours. KATL publishes its tower configuration on FAA SWIM, so this page shows the runway the tower is actually using right now, today's configuration changes, and a growing record of how often each end is assigned.
Runway 08L/26R — current operational status
What the D-ATIS, the tower and current NOTAMs state now. The published FAA baseline (NASR) is a separate line in the overview below and does not reflect temporary closures.
- NOTAM 10/316: !ATL 10/316 ATL NAV ILS RWY 26R DME U/S 2610231100-2611052359EST
Sources: Published FAA baseline (OurAirports/NASR record) · FAA NOTAMs · Tower TFDM configuration (FAA SWIM) · D-ATIS · Tower TFDM 0906Z (5:06 AM EDT) · D-ATIS 0852Z (4:52 AM EDT). Runway NOTAMs stream live from the FAA NOTAM Management Service (SWIM); the official text is shown verbatim below the card. Always confirm with a current briefing.
NOTAMs for runway 08L/26R
Official text as issued; grouped for reading only. “Scheduled” means not yet in effect. NOTAMs are received live from the FAA NOTAM Management Service through SWIM and recorded since Sep 19, 2026; a NOTAM issued before that and not re-issued since may be missing. Get a full briefing before flight.
- 10/316 · INTL10/23 1100Z (7:00 AM EDT) → 11/05 2359Z (6:59 PM EST)
!ATL 10/316 ATL NAV ILS RWY 26R DME U/S 2610231100-2611052359EST
- 6/2760 · INTL10/27 1520Z (11:20 AM EDT) → 06/08 1520Z (11:20 AM EDT)
!FDC 6/2760 ATL IAP HARTSFIELD/JACKSON ATLANTA INTL, ATLANTA, GA. ILS RWY 8L (CAT II-III), AMDT 6 ... S-ILS 8L CAT II NA EXCEPT FOR AIRCRAFT WITH RADIO ALTIMETER. I-HFW INNER MARKER OUT OF SERVICE. 2610271520-2706081520EST
Feet, touchdown / midpoint / rollout; 6000+ is the reportable maximum and “off” means the sensor is not reporting (runway not in use). Light settings 0 (off) to 5. Runway lights are on. Not an FAA product; verify with the current METAR and ATIS.
Current active runways at KATL
As stated by the tower — its TFDM surface system and its D-ATIS broadcast. Not an estimate.
Airport rates: 132 arrivals / 138 departures per hour. In effect since 2026-10-28 0530Z (1:30 AM EDT).
Flow: East flow— the compass direction of the stated arrival ends
Runway 08L/26R in this configuration: 08L — ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
This D-ATIS configuration has been stated since 0552Z (1:52 AM EDT).
Show the D-ATIS text
ATL ARR INFO L 0852Z. 06006KT 10SM FEW200 BKN250 13/08 A3028 (THREE ZERO TWO EIGHT) RMK AO2 SLP248 T01330078 51004. SIMULTANEOUS APCHS IN USE VIS 8L, VIS 9R, VIS 10. NOTAMS... RWY 8R CLSD. TWY L CLSD BTN TWY, T AND TWY W, TWY D CLSD BTN TWY, B AND TWY E, TWY R10 CLSD, TWY L CLSD BTWN RAMP 6S AND RAMP 9S. TDWR OTS. IM RWY 8L OTS, IM RWY 9R OTS, IM RWY 10 OTS, DME PORTION OF ILS RWY 9L OTS, ATLANTA DME OTS. CRANE WEST OF SC AT 100FT. CRANE AT RAMP 4 155FT. CRANE AT RAMP 1 130FT. LAHSO IN EFCT. BIRD ACTIVITY VC OF ARPT. CRANE MIDFIELD BETWEEN RWY 9R AND RWY 10 AT 80 FT. CRANE OVER E CONCOURSE 80 FT. OPERATE TRANSPONDER WITH MODE C ON ALL RAMPS, TWYS AND RWYS. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO L.
ATL DEP INFO Y 0852Z. 06006KT 10SM FEW200 BKN250 13/08 A3028 (THREE ZERO TWO EIGHT) RMK AO2 SLP248 T01330078 51004. SIMUL DEPS, DEPG RWYS, 9L. XPECT INTIAL HEADING DEPTG RWY 9L. GROUND CONTROL WILL ASSIGN RUNWAY WITH TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. NOTAMS... RWY 8R CLSD. TWY L CLSD BTN TWY, T AND TWY W, TWY D CLSD BTN TWY, B AND TWY E, TWY R10 CLSD, TWY L CLSD BTWN RAMP 6S AND RAMP 9S. TDWR OTS. CRANE WEST OF SC AT 100FT. CRANE AT RAMP 4 155FT. CRANE AT RAMP 1 130FT. LAHSO IN EFCT. BIRD ACTIVITY VC OF ARPT. CRANE MIDFIELD BETWEEN RWY 9R AND RWY 10 AT 80 FT. CRANE OVER E CONCOURSE 80 FT. OPERATE TRANSPONDER WITH MODE C ON ALL RAMPS, TWYS AND RWYS. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO Y.
Current wind on Runway 08L/26R
Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 6 kt
- Headwind
- 5 kt
- Crosswind
- 3 ktfrom left
- Tailwind
- 5 kt
- Crosswind
- 3 ktfrom right
- arrivals
- departures
- LAHSO hold-short
- closed
Layout from FAA NASR runway-end coordinates; the selected runway is highlighted and the ends the tower TFDM states in use are marked at their own threshold. Not for navigation. Official FAA diagram ↗
Components use TRUE runway headings and TRUE METAR wind. “Favored by wind” is arithmetic, not an ATC assignment.
Today's runway configuration at KATL
Meaningful configuration changes recorded from the tower's TFDM feed — the facility's own statements, not estimates.
Oct 28, 2026 (airport-local day): 0 configuration changes since local midnight, from the tower's TFDM configuration ATIS Alerts recorded. A change is a different arrival or departure set; a new ATIS letter with the same runways is folded into the row it belongs to. The history section below counts the same way over rolling windows.
- 04:08Z12:08 AM EDT(in effect since before the day began)5.0 h · currentArrivals1008R09L08L09RDepartures1008R09L08L09REast flowLAHSO in effectIn effect at the start of the day
Runway 08L/26R outlook
Where runway 08L/26R stands now and which runway at KATL is likely over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.
Time · runway 08L/26R · airport-wide outlook · confidence · forecast wind · why
- Now0908Z · 5:08 AM EDT·08L/26R: 08L in use·Current airport configuration (tower TFDM): arrivals 10 · 08L · 09R · 08R · 09L · departures 10 · 08L · 09R · 08R · 09L·stated·wind 060° at 6 kt
- +1 h1008Z · 6:08 AM EDT·08L/26R: not favored·airport-wide likely 09L then 08L·East flow·6 kt headwind, 1 kt crosswind·Low 50%·wind 080° at 6 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 080° at 6 kt favors east-facing runway ends: 6 kt headwind and 1 kt crosswind on 09L versus 6 kt headwind on 08L.|The airport is already using 10, 08L, 09R, 08R and 09L (stated by the tower (TFDM)), so no change is needed.|Runways 08R and 26L are excluded: stated closed.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+1 h).
- +2 h1108Z · 7:08 AM EDT·08L/26R: not favored·airport-wide likely 09L then 08L·East flow·6 kt headwind, 1 kt crosswind·Low 47%·wind 080° at 6 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 080° at 6 kt favors east-facing runway ends: 6 kt headwind and 1 kt crosswind on 09L versus 6 kt headwind on 08L.|The airport is already using 10, 08L, 09R, 08R and 09L (stated by the tower (TFDM)), so no change is needed.|Runways 08R and 26L are excluded: stated closed.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+2 h).
- +3 h1208Z · 8:08 AM EDT·08L/26R: not favored·airport-wide likely 09L then 08L·East flow·6 kt headwind, 1 kt crosswind·Low 44%·wind 080° at 6 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 080° at 6 kt favors east-facing runway ends: 6 kt headwind and 1 kt crosswind on 09L versus 6 kt headwind on 08L.|The airport is already using 10, 08L, 09R, 08R and 09L (stated by the tower (TFDM)), so no change is needed.|Runways 08R and 26L are excluded: stated closed.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+3 h).
- +6 h1508Z · 11:08 AM EDT·08L/26R: not favored·airport-wide likely 09L then 08L·East flow·7 kt headwind, 4 kt crosswind·Low 35%·wind 060° at 8 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 060° at 8 kt favors northeast-facing runway ends: 7 kt headwind and 4 kt crosswind on 09L versus 7 kt headwind on 08L.|The airport is already using 10, 08L, 09R, 08R and 09L (stated by the tower (TFDM)), so no change is needed.|Runways 08R and 26L are excluded: stated closed.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+6 h).
- +12 h2108Z · 5:08 PM EDT·08L/26R: not favored·airport-wide likely 09L then 08L·East flow·7 kt headwind, 4 kt crosswind·Low 20%·wind 060° at 8 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 060° at 8 kt favors northeast-facing runway ends: 7 kt headwind and 4 kt crosswind on 09L versus 7 kt headwind on 08L.|The airport is already using 10, 08L, 09R, 08R and 09L (stated by the tower (TFDM)), so no change is needed.|Runways 08R and 26L are excluded: stated closed.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+12 h).
ATIS Alerts Predicted Runway is an estimate from the TAF wind forecast, runway geometry (most headwind, crosswind penalised, tailwind over 5 kt avoided, longest runway breaks ties), the current stated configuration and any stated closures; recorded tower use since Oct 13, 2026 (354 h) is an input wherever a wind sector has 24 h on record. Each row lists its reasons; “no runway favored” is a genuine answer under variable or light wind, never replaced by a guess. It is not an ATC assignment and does not know about noise abatement or traffic flow unless the recorded history shows them. TAF issued 0749Z (3:49 AM EDT).
Counts the tower's surface system expects per runway over the next two hours — the tower's plan, not an ATIS Alerts estimate and not an ATC assignment. A runway with zero expected demand is not in the plan for that period. During a runway change the plan can lag the configuration above for a few minutes (flights already assigned to the old runways stay counted there until reassigned).
- APREQ → KCLT (14 programs) · since 10/23 0201Z · until further notice · by ZTL — approval request — departures need a release time
- AIRPORT · since 10/25 1100Z · until further notice · Volume:Volume:
Restrictions on departures from KATLtoward the named airports or fixes, as recorded by the tower's surface system; they change the departure flow, not the runway in use. Not an FAA product.
Runway 08L/26R equipment and lighting
What the FAA record lists for each end, annotated with current NOTAM and D-ATIS outages.
- Approach lighting
- ALSF-2
- Visual glide slope
- PAPI (4-box, left side)
- Runway edge lighting
- HIRL (high intensity)
- Centerline lighting
- Available
- Touchdown zone lighting
- Available
- REIL
- Not available
- ILS
- ILS/DMEDEGRADED
- Localizer
- Available
- Glideslope
- Available
- DME
- Available
- Marker beacons
- IMOUT OF SERVICE
- RVR
- touchdown, midpoint, rollout
- Runway markings
- Precision instrument
- Arresting system
- Not available
!FDC 6/2760 ATL IAP HARTSFIELD/JACKSON ATLANTA INTL, ATLANTA, GA. ILS RWY 8L (CAT II-III), AMDT 6 ... S-ILS 8L CAT II NA EXCEPT FOR AIRCRAFT WITH RADIO ALTIMETER. I-HFW INNER MARKER OUT OF SERVICE. 2610271520-2706081520EST
IM RWY 8L OTS, IM RWY 9R OTS, IM RWY 10 OTS, DME PORTION OF ILS RWY 9L OTS, ATLANTA DME OTS
!FDC 6/2760 ATL IAP HARTSFIELD/JACKSON ATLANTA INTL, ATLANTA, GA. ILS RWY 8L (CAT II-III), AMDT 6 ... S-ILS 8L CAT II NA EXCEPT FOR AIRCRAFT WITH RADIO ALTIMETER. I-HFW INNER MARKER OUT OF SERVICE. 2610271520-2706081520EST
IM RWY 8L OTS, IM RWY 9R OTS, IM RWY 10 OTS, DME PORTION OF ILS RWY 9L OTS, ATLANTA DME OTS
- Approach lighting
- MALSR
- Visual glide slope
- PAPI (4-box, left side)
- Runway edge lighting
- HIRL (high intensity)
- Centerline lighting
- Available
- Touchdown zone lighting
- Available
- REIL
- Not available
- ILS
- ILS/DMEDEGRADED
- Localizer
- Available
- Glideslope
- Available
- DME
- AvailableOUT OF SERVICE
- Marker beacons
- Not available
- RVR
- touchdown, midpoint, rollout
- Runway markings
- Precision instrument
- Arresting system
- Not available
!ATL 10/316 ATL NAV ILS RWY 26R DME U/S 2610231100-2611052359EST
!ATL 10/316 ATL NAV ILS RWY 26R DME U/S 2610231100-2611052359EST
Source: FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle effective 2026-10-01 (equipment on record) · FAA NOTAMs via SWIM (live)and the current D-ATIS (outages). “Not available” means the FAA record lists no such equipment for the end; nothing here is inferred. An outage annotation is only ever a reading of the official text shown with it. Declared distances are not shown in this phase.
Land and hold short operations
LAHSO hold-short points and available landing distances on the FAA record, and whether the current D-ATIS reports LAHSO in effect.
LAHSO CURRENTLY REPORTED IN D-ATIS“LAHSO IN EFCT”
- Hold short
- Taxiway B13
- Available landing distance
- 8,490 ft
- Hold short
- Taxiway H
- Available landing distance
- 8,500 ft
A hold-short point on record means LAHSO can be conducted to this end; it is active only when ATC says so. Source: FAA NASR cycle 2026-10-01; D-ATIS text read by ATIS Alerts.
Frequencies for runway 08L/26R
Tower, ground, clearance, ATIS and approach frequencies from the FAA record, labelled by what they apply to.
| Service | Frequency | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Tower | 119.1 | Runway 08L/26R |
| Tower | 254.4 | Airport-wide |
| Ground | 121.9 | Runway 08L/26R |
| Ground | 254.4 | Airport-wide |
| Clearance delivery | 118.1 | Airport-wide |
| D-ATIS | 119.65 | ArrivalARR ATIS PHONE 404-763-7988. |
| D-ATIS | 125.55 | DepartureARR ATIS PHONE 404-763-7988. |
Show all frequencies (6 more: approach and departure sectors, secondary and other)
| Service | Frequency | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| UNICOM | 122.95 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 133.475 | Runway 08L/26R |
| Approach / departure | 128.0 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 134.725 | Sector: 090-269 |
| Approach / departure | 281.425 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 379.9 | Airport-wide |
Rows marked “Runway 08L/26R” are sectorized to this runway complex in the FAA record; “Airport-wide” rows serve every runway. Source: FAA NASR FRQ, cycle 2026-10-01. Verify on the current chart supplement before use.
Runway 08L/26R overview
Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.
- Length
- 9,000 ft
- Width
- 150 ft
- Surface
- Concrete · Good condition
- Surface treatment
- Grooved
- Weight bearing (lb)
- S 120k · D 200k · 2D 360k
- PCN
- 1437
- Runway lights
- Lighted
- Airport elevation
- 1,026 ft
- Published FAA baseline
- Open
- Published NASR record; does not reflect temporary closures or restrictions. Current operational status is the card at the top of the page.
- True heading
- 090°
- Magnetic
- 095°
- Published FAA baseline
- Open
- Threshold elevation
- 1,015 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 1,015 ft
- Displaced threshold
- None on record
- Threshold crossing height
- 70 ft
- Visual glide path
- 3°
- Controlling obstruction
- tree, 116 ft, 3,604 ft from threshold, 29:1 slope
- True heading
- 270°
- Magnetic
- 275°
- Published FAA baseline
- Open
- Threshold elevation
- 990 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 990 ft
- Displaced threshold
- None on record
- Threshold crossing height
- 69 ft
- Visual glide path
- 3°
- Controlling obstruction
- tree, 45 ft, 940 ft from threshold, 16:1 slope
Runway 08L/26R numbers are magnetic; the stored geometry and every wind calculation on this page are TRUE north, so they never need a variation correction. Magnetic headings use the FAA's published variation for this airport, 5.0°W (2015), the same value printed on the FAA airport diagram. Surface condition, treatment, weight bearing, thresholds and traffic pattern are from the FAA NASR record (cycle 2026-10-01); lighting, ILS and LAHSO are in their own sections above. Declared distances are not shown in this phase.
Configuration history at KATL
Observed runway usage: how often the tower's TFDM configuration listed each end, by window, flow, wind and time of day (the tower's own statement, via FAA SWIM).
- 7-day analysis: Ready
- 30-day analysis: Collecting · 14.8 / 30 days
- 90-day analysis: Collecting · 14.8 / 90 days
- 12-month analysis: Collecting · 14.8 / 365 days
Runway percentages are measured independently. Multiple runways can be active simultaneously, so totals may exceed 100%.
- Most-used arrival ends at the airport
- 09L (100%) · 08L (100%) · 09R (100%)
- Most-used departure ends
- 09L (100%) · 08L (95%) · 09R (95%)
Insufficient history for flow shares: 24 of the 48 hours of stated configuration needed have been recorded.
- Most-used arrival ends at the airport
- 09L (100%) · 08L (100%) · 09R (100%)
- Most-used departure ends
- 09L (100%) · 08L (99%) · 09R (99%)
- East flow100%(168 h)
- 99% · arrivals 08L · 08R · 09L · 09R · 10 · departures 08L · 08R · 09L · 09R · 10(East flow)
- 1% · arrivals 08L · 09L · 09R · 10 · departures 09L(East flow)
- Most-used arrival ends at the airport
- 09L (69%) · 08L (69%) · 09R (69%)
- Most-used departure ends
- 09L (69%) · 08L (68%) · 09R (68%)
- East flow69%(243 h)
- West flow31%(111 h)
- 68% · arrivals 08L · 08R · 09L · 09R · 10 · departures 08L · 08R · 09L · 09R · 10(East flow)
- 31% · arrivals 26L · 26R · 27L · 27R · 28 · departures 26L · 26R · 27L · 27R · 28(West flow)
- 0% · arrivals 08L · 09L · 09R · 10 · departures 09L(East flow)
| Wind from | Hours | 08L arrivals | 26R arrivals | 08L departures | 26R departures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calm / light (< 5 kt) | 354 | 69% | 31% | 68% | 31% |
Bars: share of each local hour in which an end of this runway was named for arrivals. Patterns are described, not explained.
Observed runway usage — 354 hours of tower TFDM runway configuration history collected · 3 distinct configurations observed · through Oct 28, 2026. Shares are the fraction of recorded hours in which the tower's TFDM configuration listed each end. Wind sectors use the wind reported when each configuration began. Nothing here is inferred from wind; the wind-favored analysis for KATL is a separate module. 90-day, 12-month and seasonal views appear once the record is long enough.
Historical wind and crosswind on runway 08L/26R
20-year hourly climatology from the ASOS archive, computed per runway end.
From 175,080 hourly observations at KATL (2005–2025), 155,527 with a steady wind direction (11.2% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.
Crosswind on runway 08L/26R (either end)
| Crosswind (kt) | Share of wind hours |
|---|---|
| 0–5 | 66% |
| 5–10 | 27.6% |
| 10–15 | 5.5% |
| 15–20 | 0.8% |
| 20–25 | 0.1% |
| 25+ | 0% |
Strongest-crosswind month on average: Mar; calmest: Aug. Percentiles are streaming approximations (t-digest), accurate to about 0.1 kt.
Runway 08L
Runway 26R
“Most wind-favored end” is meteorological analysis: the share of steady-wind hours (2005–2025) in which this end had the most headwind of every open runway end at KATL. It does not mean ATC selected the runway that often (parallel ends with the same heading share the credit equally). Observed runway use, where available, is the configuration-history section above.
By wind direction
| Wind from | Share of wind hours | 08L favored | 26R favored | Mean crosswind | Crosswind > 15 kt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N 338–023° | 7% | 4.9% | 15.1% | 7.8 kt | 4.1% |
| NE 023–068° | 4% | 20% | 0% | 4.9 kt | 0.5% |
| E 068–113° | 19% | 20% | 0% | 1.4 kt | 0% |
| SE 113–158° | 10% | 20% | 0% | 4 kt | 0.1% |
| S 158–203° | 10% | 9% | 11% | 6.5 kt | 1.6% |
| SW 203–248° | 11% | 0% | 20% | 4.6 kt | 0.2% |
| W 248–293° | 16% | 0% | 20% | 1.5 kt | 0% |
| NW 293–338° | 23% | 0% | 20% | 6.3 kt | 1.4% |
By time of day (airport-local)
Seasonal runway conditions
| Month | Mean crosswind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4.9 kt |
| Feb | 5.1 kt |
| Mar | 5.2 kt |
| Apr | 4.9 kt |
| May | 4.1 kt |
| Jun | 3.7 kt |
| Jul | 3.4 kt |
| Aug | 3.3 kt |
| Sep | 3.4 kt |
| Oct | 4.1 kt |
| Nov | 4.4 kt |
| Dec | 4.3 kt |
| Month | Prevailing | Mean wind | Gusty | Mean xw | xw > 10 | xw > 15 | xw > 20 | 08L tail > 5 | 26R tail > 5 | IFR | TS | Fog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | NW | 7.9 kt | 15.6% | 4.9 kt | 10.3% | 1.3% | 0.1% | 41.1% | 14.7% | 13.4% | 0.37% | 13.1% |
| Feb | NW | 7.9 kt | 16.4% | 5.1 kt | 10.2% | 1.5% | 0% | 37.5% | 15.1% | 13.3% | 0.46% | 12.3% |
| Mar | NW | 7.9 kt | 18.5% | 5.2 kt | 11.2% | 1.8% | 0.1% | 33.5% | 17.9% | 9.9% | 0.9% | 9.3% |
| Apr | NW | 7.5 kt | 17.2% | 4.9 kt | 9% | 1.1% | 0.1% | 32% | 15.1% | 6.9% | 1.23% | 6% |
| May | W | 6.7 kt | 12% | 4.1 kt | 4% | 0.5% | 0% | 28.2% | 18.6% | 5.9% | 1.28% | 4.8% |
| Jun | W | 6.1 kt | 7.6% | 3.7 kt | 2.5% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 28.4% | 13.5% | 3.9% | 2.26% | 2.8% |
| Jul | W | 5.6 kt | 5.4% | 3.4 kt | 1.7% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 27.7% | 11.3% | 4.1% | 3.03% | 3.2% |
| Aug | E | 5.8 kt | 5.2% | 3.3 kt | 1.5% | 0.2% | 0% | 18.7% | 23.4% | 6.8% | 2.13% | 5.1% |
| Sep | E | 6.2 kt | 6.4% | 3.4 kt | 2.6% | 0.2% | 0% | 13.5% | 33.7% | 7.2% | 0.71% | 5.8% |
| Oct | E | 6.8 kt | 9.8% | 4.1 kt | 5.5% | 0.7% | 0% | 22.8% | 28.1% | 8.1% | 0.23% | 6.4% |
| Nov | NW | 7.1 kt | 10.3% | 4.4 kt | 7.8% | 1% | 0% | 27% | 23.7% | 10.2% | 0.1% | 9.2% |
| Dec | NW | 7.3 kt | 11.9% | 4.3 kt | 7.3% | 0.9% | 0% | 31.2% | 21.8% | 15.8% | 0.36% | 14.6% |
IFR, thunderstorm (TS) and fog columns are airport-wide shares of hours; the crosswind and tailwind columns are specific to this runway. Prevailing = most common 45° wind sector among wind hours.
Runway 08L/26R closure history
Kept per source with its provenance: D-ATIS-observed, NOTAM-observed and the FAA published baseline are never merged.
- 08L reported closed on 12 calendar days (212 broadcasts; first seen 2026-09-30 03:45Z, last seen 2026-10-28 06:30Z)
- 26R reported closed on 7 calendar days (129 broadcasts; first seen 2026-10-12 03:30Z, last seen 2026-10-23 09:15Z)
Normalised status: closed on those days as stated in the broadcast text (shown verbatim in the live band above). History is incomplete until 30 days of coverage exist.
- 10/345 · closure (full) · runway 08L/26Reffective 2026-10-28 03:30Z → 2026-10-28 10:30Z · first seen 2026-10-27 19:56Z · last seen 2026-10-28 06:37Z · cancelled 2026-10-28 06:37Z
!ATL 10/345 ATL RWY 08L/26R CLSD 2610280330-2610281030
- 10/309 · closure (full) · runway 08L/26Reffective 2026-10-23 03:00Z → 2026-10-23 10:30Z · first seen 2026-10-22 19:56Z · last seen 2026-10-22 19:56Z
!ATL 10/309 ATL RWY 08L/26R CLSD 2610230300-2610231030
- 10/296 · closure (full) · runway 08L/26Reffective 2026-10-22 03:00Z → 2026-10-22 10:30Z · first seen 2026-10-21 17:03Z · last seen 2026-10-21 17:04Z
!ATL 10/296 ATL RWY 08L/26R CLSD 2610220300-2610221030
- 10/284 · closure (full) · runway 08L/26Reffective 2026-10-21 03:30Z → 2026-10-21 10:30Z · first seen 2026-10-20 17:33Z · last seen 2026-10-21 10:12Z · cancelled 2026-10-21 10:12Z
!ATL 10/284 ATL RWY 08L/26R CLSD 2610210330-2610211030
- 10/272 · closure (full) · runway 08L/26Reffective 2026-10-20 03:30Z → 2026-10-20 10:30Z · first seen 2026-10-19 19:32Z · last seen 2026-10-19 19:34Z
!ATL 10/272 ATL RWY 08L/26R CLSD 2610200330-2610201030
- 10/243 · closure (full) · runway 08L/26Reffective 2026-10-19 03:30Z → 2026-10-19 10:30Z · first seen 2026-10-19 09:05Z · last seen 2026-10-19 09:05Z · cancelled 2026-10-19 09:05Z
!ATL 10/243 ATL RWY 08L/26R CLSD 2610190330-2610191030
- 10/246 · partial closure (partial) · runway 08L/08Reffective 2026-10-19 03:30Z → 2026-10-19 10:30Z · first seen 2026-10-19 09:06Z · last seen 2026-10-19 09:06Z
TWY V, TWY A BTN APCH END RWY 08L AND TWY A3, TWY B BTN TWY B5 AND TWY H, TWY H BTN APCH END RWY 08L AND APCH END RWY 08R CLSD
- 10/243 · closure (full) · runway 08L/26Reffective 2026-10-19 03:30Z → 2026-10-19 10:30Z · first seen 2026-10-19 09:06Z · last seen 2026-10-19 09:06Z
RWY 08L/26R CLSD
- 09/369 · closure (full) · runway 08L/26Reffective 2026-10-01 03:30Z → 2026-10-01 10:30Z · first seen 2026-09-30 18:32Z · last seen 2026-09-30 18:32Z
!ATL 09/369 ATL RWY 08L/26R CLSD 2610010330-2610011030
- 09/339 · closure (full) · runway 08L/26Reffective 2026-09-30 03:30Z → 2026-09-30 10:30Z · first seen 2026-09-30 09:36Z · last seen 2026-09-30 09:36Z
RWY 08L/26R CLSD
- 09/339 · closure (full) · runway 08L/26Reffective 2026-09-30 03:30Z → 2026-09-30 10:30Z · first seen 2026-09-29 15:30Z · last seen 2026-09-30 09:35Z · cancelled 2026-09-30 09:36Z
!ATL 09/339 ATL RWY 08L/26R CLSD 2609300330-2609301030
- 09/262 · partial closure (partial) · runway 08Leffective 2026-09-23 12:00Z → 2026-09-23 21:00Z · first seen 2026-09-23 11:23Z · last seen 2026-09-23 11:23Z
TWY A BTN APCH END RWY 08L AND TWY A3 CLSD
Runway 08L/26R: Open on the published record — a baseline that does not reflect temporary closures or restrictions, not the current operational status.
Recent pilot reports involving runway 08L/26R
Official PIREPs that name this runway explicitly, past 6 hours.
No pilot report in the last 6 hours names runway 08L/26R at KATL explicitly. Reports near the airport that do not name a runway are on the airport page.
Instrument approaches to runway 08L/26R
From the FAA d-TPP, linked to the official plates.
Runway 08L
- ILSILS OR LOC RWY 08L ↗precision
- ILSILS RWY 08L (CAT II - III) ↗precision
- ILSILS RWY 08L (SA CAT I) ↗precision
- RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 08L ↗
- RNAV (RNP)RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 08L ↗
Runway 26R
- ILSILS OR LOC RWY 26R ↗precision
- ILSILS RWY 26R (SA CAT I - II) ↗precision
- RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 26R ↗
- RNAV (RNP)RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 26R ↗
Circling / other approaches at KATL
- OTHERPRM AAUP ↗
37 departure procedures · 21 STARs · FAA hot spots page ↗ · LAHSO page ↗ · FAA d-TPP cycle 2611. Plates open on aeronav.faa.gov (public domain); ATIS Alerts does not reproduce charts or minimums.
Methodology and sources
Short version below; the full write-up is at Runway Intelligence methodology, and every launched airport is listed on the Runway Intelligence hub.
- Active runwayscome first from the tower's TFDM (Terminal Flight Data Manager) airport configuration, received as structured data through the FAA SWIM Cloud Distribution Service at towers that have it (KATL does); otherwise from the airport's D-ATIS text (community relay of the FAA broadcast) with an open, tested parser, and the broadcast text is always shown. Every change is recorded, so “recorded use” is what the facility stated, never an inference. ATIS Alerts is not an FAA product and this is not FAA data; SWIM content is for non-operational use.
- Flowis the compass direction of the stated arrival ends (eight sectors, named only when every arrival end points within 30° of the others and clear of a sector edge); a tower's own configuration name is used when it carries a direction word. Stored separately from the runway sets.
- Equipment, LAHSO and frequencies come from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription (cycle 2026-10-01): approach lights, visual glide slope, edge / centerline / touchdown-zone lights, REIL, ILS components with FAA status, RVR, markings, LAHSO hold-short points and available landing distances, and facility frequencies with their published sectorization. Outage annotations are readings of the NOTAM or D-ATIS text shown beside them. Blank FAA fields read “Not available”.
- Wind components use the current METAR (aviationweather.gov) against TRUE runway headings from the OurAirports/FAA runway record.
- Runway visual range, tower demand and traffic-management restrictions come from FAA SWIM: STDDS Airport Data (RVR and light settings, about 130 airports) and TFDM (15-minute runway demand, APREQ/MIT restrictions). Each block is stamped with its own time; none of it is an FAA product or a clearance.
- Predicted runway scores each open end from the TAF wind (headwind, crosswind penalty, tailwind avoidance, longest-runway tie-break), excludes stated closures, and — once a wind sector has 24 h of recorded use — adjusts confidence by what the facility did under similar wind; every row lists its reasons. It does not model noise abatement or flow programs beyond what the record shows.
- History thresholds: usage shares need 12 / 48 / 168 recorded hours for the 24-hour / 7-day / 30-day windows; a wind sector needs 24 h and 5 days; time-of-day needs 7 days and 20 h per daypart; flow shares need 48 h. Below a bar the module says so instead of showing a percentage.
- Climatology: Iowa Environmental Mesonet ASOS archive, one observation per hour, 45° wind sectors, percentiles via t-digest; runway geometry is today's record applied to all years. Methodology v1.
- PIREPs: official reports from aviationweather.gov are attached only when the text names this runway and the report is tied to KATL by identifier or by position within 15 NM. Approaches: FAA d-TPP metafile, current charting cycle; plates link to aeronav.faa.gov. No minimums are reproduced.
- Data freshness: METAR and D-ATIS refresh every minute on this page; the D-ATIS recorder ran 3 min ago; the tower TFDM feed last delivered 2 min ago; usage rollups every 3 h; climatology through 2025-12-31.
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Other runways at KATL
Tools for this runway
Active runway - since Oct 13, 2026
Share of stated hours each end was named for arrivals at KATL. From the tower TFDM configuration, not wind. Coverage: 14.8 / 30 days. Shares are measured independently, so parallels active together can each read 100%.
- 09L69%dep 69%
- 08L69%dep 68%
- 09R69%dep 68%
- 1069%dep 68%
- 08R68%dep 68%
- 26L31%dep 31%
- 26R31%dep 31%
- 27L31%dep 31%
- 27R31%dep 31%
- 2831%dep 31%
14.8 days of stated configuration on record · 3 configuration changes · 3 distinct configurations.
KATL airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
⚠️ ATIS Alerts provides informational runway analysis based on available weather, the tower's TFDM configuration and NOTAMs received through FAA SWIM, D-ATIS text, FAA data and historical observations. Active runways shown here are what the tower or its D-ATIS stated and may lag or be misread; NOTAM coverage is not complete; predicted runways are an ATIS Alerts estimate, not an ATC assignment; equipment states are readings of the official text shown with them. Not an FAA product. Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.