ATIS Alerts

KAUS Runway 18R/36L — Austin Bergstrom International Airport

12,250 × 150 ft concrete · true headings 179° / 359° · field elevation 542 ft

Runway 18R/36L at Austin Bergstrom International Airport (KAUS) in Austin, TX is 12,250 ft long and 150 ft wide, concrete, with true headings 179° and 359°. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 18R the headwind 64.6% of the time and runway 36L 35.4%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 0.1% of wind hours. KAUS publishes a digital ATIS, so this page shows the runway the tower is actually using right now and builds a record of how often each end is assigned.

Runway 18R/36L — current status

NO CLOSURE REPORTED
  • The tower's TFDM closure record lists no closure for this runway and the current D-ATIS names no closure, restriction or outage for it. No received NOTAM closes or restricts this runway, but the NOTAM stream has no complete initial load yet — verify NOTAMs before flight.

Sources: FAA runway record (OurAirports) · FAA NOTAMs · Tower TFDM configuration (FAA SWIM) · D-ATIS · Tower TFDM 0222Z (9:22 PM CDT) · D-ATIS 0153Z (8:53 PM CDT). 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.

No received NOTAM currently names runway 18R/36L at KAUS. 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.

Runway visual rangeSTDDS 0226Z (9:26 PM CDT)
18R TDZ 6000+ ↑ · MID – · RO 6000+ ↑ · lights edge 2 / CL –
36L TDZ 6000+ ↑ · MID – · RO 6000+ ↑ · lights edge 2 / CL –

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 KAUS

As stated by the tower — its TFDM surface system and its D-ATIS broadcast. Not an estimate.

Information Juliett · 0153Z (8:53 PM CDT)
Tower configuration (TFDM)
“REVERSE_LUDA_SOUTH” · updated recently
Arrivals
18L18R
Departures
18L18R

Airport rates: 50 arrivals / 50 departures per hour. In effect since 2026-09-18 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT).

D-ATIS broadcast
Arrivals
18L
Departures
18R

This D-ATIS configuration has been stated since 1653Z (11:53 AM CDT).

Show the D-ATIS text
AUS ATIS INFO J 0153Z. 18007KT 10SM FEW075 SCT300 30/23 A3002 (THREE ZERO ZERO TWO). ARRIVALS EXPECT VISUAL APCH RWY 18L. DEPARTING 18R. SIMULAPP. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. TWY T CLSD. TWY C CLSD BTN TWY, S AND TWY Z, TWY B CLSD BTN TWY, K AND TWY H. RNAV Z AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. RAMP CONTROL OPEN 126.225. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO J.

Current wind on Runway 18R/36L

Wind from the south (180°) at 7 kt

METAR 0153Z (8:53 PM CDT)
Runway 18R
FAVORED BY WIND
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind
0 kt
Runway 36L
Tailwind
7 kt
Crosswind
0 kt
N18R36L7 kt

Wind-favored runway at KAUS right now: 18L (7 kt headwind) — a different runway than this one.

Components use TRUE runway headings and TRUE METAR wind. “Favored by wind” is arithmetic, not an ATC assignment.

ATIS Alerts Predicted Runway

Which runway at KAUS is likely to be in use over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.

TimeLikely runwayConfidenceWind
Now0231Z · 9:31 PM CDT18L and 18Ractive · tower TFDM
stated by the tower (TFDM)
stated180° at 7 kt
+1 h0331Z · 10:31 PM CDT18Rthen 18LLow50%120° at 10 kt
+2 h0431Z · 11:31 PM CDT18Rthen 18LLow47%170° at 6 kt
+3 h0531Z · 12:31 AM CDT18Rthen 18LLow44%170° at 6 kt
+6 h0831Z · 3:31 AM CDT18Rthen 18LLow35%170° at 6 kt
+12 h1431Z · 9:31 AM CDT18L
calm wind: the end this airport most often used in calm wind
Low55%VRB at 4 kt

ATIS Alerts Predicted Runway is an estimate from the TAF wind forecast and runway geometry (most headwind, crosswind penalised, tailwind over 5 kt avoided, longest runway breaks ties). It is not an ATC assignment and does not know about noise abatement, traffic flow or construction unless the D-ATIS states them. TAF issued 2320Z (6:20 PM CDT).

Tower demand plan (TFDM) · 0230Z–0445Z42 arrivals · 16 departures expected at KAUS
18Larr 42 dep 018Rarr 0 dep 1636Larr 0 dep 0

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).

Traffic management restrictions at KAUS (tower TFDM)as of 0222Z
  • GDP → DEN · since 09/18 2200Z · by DCC · Weather:Thunderstorms: — ground delay program
  • GDP → SAN · since 09/19 0000Z · by DCC · Volume/Terminal:Volume: — ground delay program
  • GDP → SFO · since 09/19 0200Z · by DCC · Volume/Terminal:Volume: — ground delay program

Restrictions on departures from KAUStoward 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 18R/36L overview

Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.

Length
12,250 ft
Width
150 ft
Surface
Concrete
Runway lights
Lighted
Airport elevation
542 ft
FAA record status
Open
Runway 18R
True heading
179°
Magnetic (approx.)
≈ 176°
FAA record
Open
Runway 36L
True heading
359°
Magnetic (approx.)
≈ 356°
FAA record
Open

Runway 18R/36L numbers are magnetic; the stored geometry and every wind calculation on this page are TRUE north, so they never need a variation correction. Magnetic variation here is about 3.0°E (World Magnetic Model). Displaced thresholds, declared distances (TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA), approach lighting, PAPI/VASI, ILS equipment and traffic-pattern direction are FAA NASR fields not yet loaded — they are omitted rather than guessed.

Recorded runway use at KAUS — last 30 days

How often the tower's TFDM configuration listed each end for arrivals and departures (the tower's own statement, via FAA SWIM).

ATIS Alerts records every change of KAUS's tower TFDM configuration and turns it into a log of which runways the facility named for arrivals and departures. Recording started Sep 18, 2026 — 16 hours captured so far. Usage statistics appear once 24 hours are on record, and become meaningful after a few weeks.

Historical wind and crosswind on runway 18R/36L

20-year hourly climatology from the ASOS archive, computed per runway end.

From 174,897 hourly observations at KAUS (2005–2025), 141,508 with a steady wind direction (19.1% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.

Crosswind on runway 18R/36L (either end)

Mean crosswind
3.2 kt
median 2.7 kt
90th / 95th percentile
6.6 / 7.9 kt
max 27.1 kt
Above 10 kt
1.7%
> 15 kt: 0.1% · > 20 kt: 0%
Gust crosswind > 15 kt
1.6%
90th pct gust 7.7 kt
0%46%92%80%0–5 kt19%5–10 kt1.6%10–15 kt0.1%15–20 kt0.0%20–25 kt0.0%25+ kt
Share of wind hours by crosswind band on runway 18R/36L at KAUS, 2005–2025
Crosswind (kt)Share of wind hours
0–579.7%
5–1018.6%
10–151.6%
15–200.1%
20–250%
25+0%

Strongest-crosswind month on average: May; calmest: Jul. Percentiles are streaming approximations (t-digest), accurate to about 0.1 kt.

Runway 18R

Headwind
64.6%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
22.6%
> 10 kt: 10.2%
Wind-favored end
32.3%
most headwind of all runways

Runway 36L

Headwind
35.4%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
42.4%
> 10 kt: 15.1%
Wind-favored end
17.7%
most headwind of all runways

“Wind-favored” counts the hours this end had the most headwind of every open runway at KAUS — wind arithmetic, not an ATC assignment (parallel runways with the same heading share the credit equally). Recorded D-ATIS use, where available, is the section above.

By wind direction

Wind-favored share of runway 18R and 36L by wind sector, 2005–2025
Wind fromShare of wind hours18R favored36L favoredMean crosswindCrosswind > 15 kt
N 338–023°18%0%50%2.1 kt0%
NE 023–068°8%0%50%5.2 kt0.3%
E 068–113°6%30.8%19.2%5.7 kt0.5%
SE 113–158°14%50%0%5.1 kt0.2%
S 158–203°40%50%0%1.7 kt0%
SW 203–248°6%50%0%4 kt0%
W 248–293°3%23.2%26.8%4.8 kt1.2%
NW 293–338°5%0%50%5.2 kt0.6%

By time of day (airport-local)

morning
18R favored 30.3% · 36L 19.7%
mean crosswind 3.1 kt · calm 20.8%
afternoon
18R favored 31.9% · 36L 18.1%
mean crosswind 3.9 kt · calm 10.4%
evening
18R favored 34% · 36L 16%
mean crosswind 3.6 kt · calm 14%
night
18R favored 33.3% · 36L 16.7%
mean crosswind 2.3 kt · calm 26.9%

Seasonal runway conditions

0.02.14.1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean crosswind on runway 18R/36L at KAUS by month, 2005–2025
MonthMean crosswind (kt)
Jan3.2 kt
Feb3.1 kt
Mar3.3 kt
Apr3.5 kt
May3.7 kt
Jun3.1 kt
Jul2.8 kt
Aug3.1 kt
Sep3.3 kt
Oct3.1 kt
Nov2.8 kt
Dec3.0 kt
Monthly wind and weather statistics for runway 18R/36L at KAUS, 2005–2025
MonthPrevailingMean windGustyMean xwxw > 10xw > 15xw > 2018R tail > 536L tail > 5IFRTSFog
JanN7.1 kt13.8%3.2 kt1.6%0.2%0%39.5%24.7%11.8%0.32%12.5%
FebS8.2 kt17.3%3.1 kt1.3%0.2%0%38.7%33%13.7%0.26%14%
MarS8.2 kt20.5%3.3 kt2.2%0.2%0%26.2%45.6%10%0.83%11%
AprS8.3 kt21%3.5 kt2.2%0.1%0%21.4%49.5%7%1.39%8.4%
MayS8 kt18.3%3.7 kt2.4%0.2%0%15.3%54.1%5.1%2.26%6.7%
JunS7.3 kt15.6%3.1 kt1.6%0.1%0%6.3%60.5%2.5%1.23%3.3%
JulS6.7 kt13.2%2.8 kt1.5%0.1%0%4%60.6%3.2%0.98%3.1%
AugS6.2 kt12.2%3.1 kt1.8%0.3%0%8%50.4%1.9%0.86%2%
SepS5.5 kt8.9%3.3 kt1.9%0.1%0%23.9%28.3%4.2%0.95%4.6%
OctS6.1 kt12.1%3.1 kt1.4%0.1%0%26.1%33.9%5.9%0.66%6.1%
NovS6.6 kt13.3%2.8 kt0.7%0.1%0%31.6%33.2%7.8%0.26%8.7%
DecS6.8 kt12.2%3 kt1.6%0.2%0%33.6%28.2%11.8%0.31%13.8%

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 18R/36L closure history

Runway NOTAM history begins when the NOTAM feed goes live (next phase).

D-ATIS broadcasts recorded since Sep 18, 2026 declared runway 18R closed on 0 days and runway 36L closed on 0 days in the last 30 days. Scheduled and unscheduled closure NOTAMs, with start and end times and the official text, will appear here once ATIS Alerts records runway NOTAMs; there is no retrievable archive, so history accrues from that date forward.

Instrument approaches to runway 18R/36L

From the FAA d-TPP, linked to the official plates.

11 departure procedures · 7 STARs · FAA hot spots page ↗ · FAA d-TPP cycle 2610. 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 (KAUS 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.
  • 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); confidence falls with forecast distance, gusts and TAF age. It does not model noise abatement or flow programs.
  • 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.
  • 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 1 min ago; the tower TFDM feed last delivered 9 min ago; climatology through 2025-12-31.

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