KBDL Runway 15/33 — Bradley International Airport
6,847 × 150 ft asphalt · true headings 135° / 315° · field elevation 173 ft
Runway 15/33 at Bradley International Airport (KBDL) in Hartford, CT is 6,847 ft long and 150 ft wide, asphalt, with true headings 135° and 315°. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 15 the headwind 38.2% of the time and runway 33 61.8%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 0.8% of wind hours. KBDL publishes a digital ATIS, 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 15/33 — 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 10/091: BDL NAV ILS RWY 33 DME U/S
Sources: Published FAA baseline (OurAirports/NASR record) · FAA NOTAMs · D-ATIS · D-ATIS 0851Z (4:51 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 15/33
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.
- 10/091 · INTL10/25 1807Z (2:07 PM EDT) → 11/05 2359Z (6:59 PM EST)
BDL NAV ILS RWY 33 DME U/S
- 10/081 · DOM10/21 0510Z (1:10 AM EDT) → 10/30 2359Z (7:59 PM EDT)
!BDL 10/081 BDL TWY S1 HLDG PSN SIGN FOR APCH END RWY 33 LGT U/S 2610210510-2610302359
- 10/065 · DOM10/16 2307Z (7:07 PM EDT) → 10/31 2359Z (7:59 PM EDT)
!BDL 10/065 BDL TWY E HLDG PSN SIGN SOUTH SIDE BTN RWY 15/33 AND TWY S LGT U/S 2610162307-2610312359
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 KBDL
As stated by the airport’s D-ATIS — the facility’s own broadcast, not an estimate.
Flow: Mixed configuration— the compass direction of the stated arrival ends
Runway 15/33 in this configuration: 33 — ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
This D-ATIS configuration has been stated since 1651Z (12:51 PM EDT).
Show the D-ATIS text
BDL ATIS INFO B 0851Z. 02005KT 10SM FEW250 01/M03 A3047 (THREE ZERO FOUR SEVEN). RUNWAYS 6 AND 33 IN USE, EXPECT ILS APCH. NOTAMS... READ BACK ALL HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS AND ASSIGNED ALT. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO B.
Current wind on Runway 15/33
Wind from the north (010°) at 5 kt
- Tailwind
- 3 kt
- Crosswind
- 4 ktfrom left
- Headwind
- 3 kt
- Crosswind
- 4 ktfrom right
- arrivals
- departures
- LAHSO hold-short
- closed
Layout from FAA NASR runway-end coordinates; the selected runway is highlighted and the ends the D-ATIS states in use are marked at their own threshold. Not for navigation. Official FAA diagram ↗
Wind-favored runway at KBDL right now: 06 (4 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.
Today's runway configuration at KBDL
Meaningful configuration changes recorded from the D-ATIS — the facility's own statements, not estimates.
Oct 28, 2026 (airport-local day): 0 configuration changes since local midnight, from the D-ATIS broadcasts 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 · currentArrivals0633Departures0633ATIS: X-ray → Yankee → Zulu → Alfa → BravoMixed configurationIn effect at the start of the day
Runway 15/33 outlook
Where runway 15/33 stands now and which runway at KBDL is likely over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.
Time · runway 15/33 · airport-wide outlook · confidence · forecast wind · why
- Now0908Z · 5:08 AM EDT·15/33: 33 in use·Current airport configuration (D-ATIS): arrivals 06 · 33 · departures 06 · 33·stated·wind 010° at 5 kt
- +1 h1008Z · 6:08 AM EDT·15/33: 33 likely·airport-wide likely 33·Northwest flow·Low 55%·wind calm·Why TAF wind 000° at 0 kt: below 5 kt, wind does not decide the runway.|In recorded use, 33 is the end this airport most often named for arrivals in calm wind (D-ATIS).|The airport is already using 06 and 33.
- +2 h1108Z · 7:08 AM EDT·15/33: 33 likely·airport-wide likely 33·Northwest flow·Low 55%·wind calm·Why TAF wind 000° at 0 kt: below 5 kt, wind does not decide the runway.|In recorded use, 33 is the end this airport most often named for arrivals in calm wind (D-ATIS).|The airport is already using 06 and 33.
- +3 h1208Z · 8:08 AM EDT·15/33: 33 likely·airport-wide likely 33·Northwest flow·Low 55%·wind calm·Why TAF wind 000° at 0 kt: below 5 kt, wind does not decide the runway.|In recorded use, 33 is the end this airport most often named for arrivals in calm wind (D-ATIS).|The airport is already using 06 and 33.
- +6 h1508Z · 11:08 AM EDT·15/33: 33 likely·airport-wide likely 33·Northwest flow·Low 55%·wind 120° at 3 kt·Why TAF wind 120° at 3 kt: below 5 kt, wind does not decide the runway.|In recorded use, 33 is the end this airport most often named for arrivals in calm wind (D-ATIS).|The airport is already using 06 and 33.
- +12 h2108Z · 5:08 PM EDT·15/33: not favored·airport-wide likely 24 then 15·Southwest flow·5 kt headwind, 3 kt crosswind·Low 34%·wind 190° at 6 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 190° at 6 kt favors south-facing runway ends: 5 kt headwind and 3 kt crosswind on 24 versus 3 kt headwind on 15.|This would be a change from the current 06 and 33 configuration.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Recorded use with wind from the south: 24 was named for arrivals 100% of 75 h (D-ATIS).|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 D-ATIS use since Sep 18, 2026 (718 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 0905Z (5:05 AM EDT).
Runway 15/33 equipment and lighting
What the FAA record lists for each end, annotated with current NOTAM and D-ATIS outages.
- Approach lighting
- Not available
- Visual glide slope
- PAPI (4-box, left side)
- Runway edge lighting
- HIRL (high intensity)
- Centerline lighting
- Not available
- Touchdown zone lighting
- Not available
- REIL
- Available
- ILS
- Not available
- Localizer
- Not available
- Glideslope
- Not available
- DME
- Not available
- Marker beacons
- Not available
- RVR
- rollout
- Runway markings
- Non-precision instrument
- Arresting system
- Not available
- Approach lighting
- MALSF
- Visual glide slope
- PAPI (4-box, right side)
- Runway edge lighting
- HIRL (high intensity)
- Centerline lighting
- Not available
- Touchdown zone lighting
- Not available
- REIL
- Not available
- ILS
- ILS/DMEDEGRADED
- Localizer
- Available
- Glideslope
- Available
- DME
- AvailableOUT OF SERVICE
- Marker beacons
- Not available
- RVR
- touchdown
- Runway markings
- Precision instrument
- Arresting system
- Not available
BDL NAV ILS RWY 33 DME U/S
BDL NAV ILS RWY 33 DME U/S
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.
No LAHSO hold-short point on the FAA record for this end.
- Hold short
- Runway 06/24 intersection
- Available landing distance
- 4,550 ft
A hold-short point on record means LAHSO can be conducted to this end; it is active only when ATC says so. The current D-ATIS does not state LAHSO in effect. Source: FAA NASR cycle 2026-10-01; D-ATIS text read by ATIS Alerts.
Frequencies for runway 15/33
Tower, ground, clearance, ATIS and approach frequencies from the FAA record, labelled by what they apply to.
| Service | Frequency | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Tower | 120.3 | Airport-wide |
| Tower | 351.8 | Airport-wide |
| Ground | 121.9 | Airport-wide |
| Ground | 348.6 | Airport-wide |
| Clearance delivery | 121.75 | Airport-wide |
| Clearance delivery | 322.3 | Airport-wide |
| D-ATIS | 118.15 | Airport-wide |
Show all frequencies (8 more: approach and departure sectors, secondary and other)
| Service | Frequency | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| UNICOM | 122.95 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 123.95 | Sector: 061-240 |
| Approach / departure | 125.35 | Sector: 241-060 |
| Approach / departure | 127.225 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 281.5 | Sector: 241-060 |
| Approach / departure | 290.55 | Sector: 061-240 |
| Approach / departure | 323.2 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 327.1 | Airport-wide |
The FAA record does not sectorize KBDL's frequencies by runway; every row applies airport-wide. Source: FAA NASR FRQ, cycle 2026-10-01. Verify on the current chart supplement before use.
Runway 15/33 overview
Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.
- Length
- 6,847 ft
- Width
- 150 ft
- Surface
- Asphalt · Excellent condition
- Surface treatment
- Grooved
- Weight bearing (lb)
- S 200k · D 200k · 2D 350k
- PCN
- 1100
- Runway lights
- Lighted
- Airport elevation
- 173 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
- 135°
- Magnetic
- 149°
- Published FAA baseline
- Open
- Threshold elevation
- 169 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 171 ft
- Displaced threshold
- None on record
- Threshold crossing height
- 61 ft
- Visual glide path
- 3.5°
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Controlling obstruction
- trees, 75 ft, 1,700 ft from threshold, 20:1 slope
- True heading
- 315°
- Magnetic
- 329°
- Published FAA baseline
- Open
- Threshold elevation
- 169 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 171 ft
- Displaced threshold
- None on record
- Threshold crossing height
- 72 ft
- Visual glide path
- 3°
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Controlling obstruction
- trees, 44 ft, 1,700 ft from threshold, 34:1 slope
Runway 15/33 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, 14.0°W (1980), 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 KBDL
Observed runway usage: how often the D-ATIS named each end, by window, flow, wind and time of day (the facility's own statement).
- 7-day analysis: Ready
- 30-day analysis: Ready
- 90-day analysis: Collecting · 29.9 / 90 days
- 12-month analysis: Collecting · 29.9 / 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
- 06 (91%) · 33 (79%) · 24 (9%)
- Most-used departure ends
- 06 (91%) · 33 (79%) · 24 (9%)
Insufficient history for flow shares: 24 of the 48 hours of stated configuration needed have been recorded.
- Most-used arrival ends at the airport
- 33 (87%) · 06 (79%) · 24 (21%)
- Most-used departure ends
- 33 (87%) · 06 (79%) · 24 (21%)
- Mixed configuration87%(147 h)
- Northeast flow9%(15 h)
- Southwest flow4%(6 h)
- 70% · arrivals 06 · 33 · departures 06 · 33(Mixed configuration)
- 17% · arrivals 24 · 33 · departures 24 · 33(Mixed configuration)
- 9% · arrivals 06 · departures 06(Northeast flow)
- Most-used arrival ends at the airport
- 33 (85%) · 06 (54%) · 24 (43%)
- Most-used departure ends
- 33 (85%) · 06 (54%) · 24 (43%)
- Mixed configuration92%(661 h)
- Southwest flow3%(23 h)
- Northwest flow3%(18 h)
- Northeast flow2%(15 h)
- 51% · arrivals 06 · 33 · departures 06 · 33(Mixed configuration)
- 29% · arrivals 24 · 33 · departures 24 · 33(Mixed configuration)
- 10% · arrivals 15 · 24 · departures 15 · 24(Mixed configuration)
| Wind from | Hours | 15 arrivals | 33 arrivals | 15 departures | 33 departures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (338–023°) | 305 | 0% | 95% | 0% | 95% |
| NE (023–068°) | 57 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 100% |
| S (158–203°) | 75 | 37% | 63% | 37% | 63% |
| SW (203–248°) | 44 | 57% | 43% | 57% | 43% |
| W (248–293°) | 48 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 100% |
| NW (293–338°) | 48 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 100% |
| Calm / light (< 5 kt) | 127 | 5% | 76% | 5% | 76% |
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 — 718 hours of D-ATIS runway configuration history collected · 22 distinct configurations observed · 846 D-ATIS broadcasts recorded · through Oct 28, 2026. Shares are the fraction of recorded hours in which the D-ATIS named each end. Wind sectors use the wind reported when each configuration began. Nothing here is inferred from wind; the wind-favored analysis for KBDL is a separate module. 90-day, 12-month and seasonal views appear once the record is long enough.
Historical wind and crosswind on runway 15/33
20-year hourly climatology from the ASOS archive, computed per runway end.
From 175,022 hourly observations at KBDL (2005–2025), 144,908 with a steady wind direction (17.2% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.
Crosswind on runway 15/33 (either end)
| Crosswind (kt) | Share of wind hours |
|---|---|
| 0–5 | 66.6% |
| 5–10 | 27.5% |
| 10–15 | 5.1% |
| 15–20 | 0.7% |
| 20–25 | 0.1% |
| 25+ | 0% |
Strongest-crosswind month on average: Apr; calmest: Aug. Percentiles are streaming approximations (t-digest), accurate to about 0.1 kt.
Runway 15
Runway 33
“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 KBDL. 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 | 15 favored | 33 favored | Mean crosswind | Crosswind > 15 kt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N 338–023° | 23% | 0% | 36% | 5 kt | 0.7% |
| NE 023–068° | 5% | 0% | 0% | 6.7 kt | 2.5% |
| E 068–113° | 2% | 61.4% | 0% | 4 kt | 0.1% |
| SE 113–158° | 4% | 100% | 0% | 1.1 kt | 0% |
| S 158–203° | 25% | 34.8% | 0% | 5.3 kt | 0.5% |
| SW 203–248° | 9% | 0% | 0% | 6.9 kt | 2.2% |
| W 248–293° | 11% | 0% | 68.9% | 5.2 kt | 1.4% |
| NW 293–338° | 20% | 0% | 100% | 1.5 kt | 0% |
By time of day (airport-local)
Seasonal runway conditions
| Month | Mean crosswind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4.3 kt |
| Feb | 4.4 kt |
| Mar | 4.6 kt |
| Apr | 4.9 kt |
| May | 4.9 kt |
| Jun | 4.4 kt |
| Jul | 4.4 kt |
| Aug | 4.1 kt |
| Sep | 4.3 kt |
| Oct | 4.7 kt |
| Nov | 4.3 kt |
| Dec | 4.1 kt |
| Month | Prevailing | Mean wind | Gusty | Mean xw | xw > 10 | xw > 15 | xw > 20 | 15 tail > 5 | 33 tail > 5 | IFR | TS | Fog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | NW | 6.9 kt | 15.1% | 4.3 kt | 6.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | 39.5% | 6.9% | 11.4% | 0.02% | 12.6% |
| Feb | NW | 7.4 kt | 17.1% | 4.4 kt | 6.2% | 1% | 0.1% | 41.7% | 9.2% | 12.5% | 0.02% | 13.3% |
| Mar | NW | 8.1 kt | 20.9% | 4.6 kt | 7.7% | 1.4% | 0.2% | 44% | 13% | 9% | 0.04% | 10% |
| Apr | S | 7.8 kt | 20.2% | 4.9 kt | 8.7% | 1.2% | 0.1% | 35.1% | 19% | 7.8% | 0.15% | 8.6% |
| May | S | 6.9 kt | 12.6% | 4.9 kt | 7.4% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 22.7% | 20.7% | 9.8% | 0.37% | 8.8% |
| Jun | S | 6 kt | 8.4% | 4.4 kt | 4.3% | 0.3% | 0% | 18.9% | 18.4% | 7.7% | 0.8% | 8.5% |
| Jul | S | 5.6 kt | 6.1% | 4.4 kt | 4.5% | 0.2% | 0% | 14.8% | 15.8% | 5.5% | 1.39% | 7.6% |
| Aug | S | 5.2 kt | 4.6% | 4.1 kt | 3.2% | 0.3% | 0% | 16.3% | 13.4% | 4.2% | 0.98% | 5.8% |
| Sep | N | 5.4 kt | 5.6% | 4.3 kt | 4.4% | 0.3% | 0% | 18.1% | 11.7% | 6.7% | 0.4% | 7.9% |
| Oct | N | 5.9 kt | 10.1% | 4.7 kt | 7.2% | 1% | 0.2% | 25.9% | 11.3% | 8.1% | 0.07% | 9.9% |
| Nov | N | 6.4 kt | 13.1% | 4.3 kt | 5.5% | 0.5% | 0% | 35.3% | 9.3% | 6.8% | 0.02% | 8.7% |
| Dec | NW | 6.5 kt | 13.4% | 4.1 kt | 4.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 37.1% | 7.6% | 13.8% | 0.02% | 15.8% |
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 15/33 closure history
Kept per source with its provenance: D-ATIS-observed, NOTAM-observed and the FAA published baseline are never merged.
- 15: no broadcast has reported it closed
- 33: no broadcast has reported it closed
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.
- 10/089 · partial closure (partial) · runway 15/33effective 2026-10-26 12:30Z → 2026-10-27 18:30Z · first seen 2026-10-27 17:54Z · last seen 2026-10-27 17:54Z
RWY 15/33 CLSD EXC XNG
- 10/089 · partial closure (partial) · runway 15/33effective 2026-10-26 12:30Z → 2026-10-27 18:30Z · first seen 2026-10-23 17:51Z · last seen 2026-10-27 17:53Z · cancelled 2026-10-27 17:53Z
!BDL 10/089 BDL RWY 15/33 CLSD EXC XNG DLY 1230-1830 2610261230-2610271830
- 10/088 · partial closure (partial) · runway 15/33effective 2026-10-23 13:54Z → 2026-10-23 20:00Z · first seen 2026-10-23 17:45Z · last seen 2026-10-23 17:45Z
TWY C BTN TWY C3 AND RWY 15/33 CLSD
- 10/064 · closure (full) · runway 15/33effective 2026-10-23 12:30Z → 2026-10-23 18:30Z · first seen 2026-10-23 17:54Z · last seen 2026-10-23 17:54Z · cancelled 2026-10-23 17:54Z
!BDL 10/064 BDL RWY 15/33 CLSD 2610231230-2610231830
- 10/063 · closure (full) · runway 15/33effective 2026-10-21 12:30Z → 2026-10-21 17:00Z · first seen 2026-10-21 16:36Z · last seen 2026-10-21 16:36Z · cancelled 2026-10-21 16:37Z
!BDL 10/063 BDL RWY 15/33 CLSD 2610211230-2610211700
- 10/063 · closure (full) · runway 15/33effective 2026-10-21 12:30Z → 2026-10-21 17:00Z · first seen 2026-10-21 16:37Z · last seen 2026-10-21 16:37Z
RWY 15/33 CLSD
- 09/217 · partial closure (partial) · runway 15/33effective 2026-09-29 13:00Z → 2026-09-29 19:00Z · first seen 2026-09-29 11:30Z · last seen 2026-09-29 15:59Z · cancelled 2026-09-29 15:59Z
!BDL 09/217 BDL RWY 15/33 CLSD EXC XNG 2609291300-2609291900
- 09/160 · partial closure (partial) · runway 15/33effective 2026-09-29 11:00Z → 2026-09-29 19:00Z · first seen 2026-09-22 11:52Z · last seen 2026-09-29 11:29Z · cancelled 2026-09-29 11:29Z
!BDL 09/160 BDL RWY 15/33 CLSD EXC XNG 2609291100-2609291900
- 09/118 · partial closure (partial) · runway 15/33effective 2026-09-22 11:00Z → 2026-09-22 19:00Z · first seen 2026-09-21 13:36Z · last seen 2026-09-21 13:36Z
!BDL 09/118 BDL RWY 15/33 CLSD EXC XNG 2609221100-2609221900
- 09/156 · airport closure (full) · runway airport-wideeffective 2026-09-21 17:42Z → 2026-09-22 02:00Z · first seen 2026-09-21 17:45Z · last seen 2026-09-21 23:40Z · cancelled 2026-09-21 23:40Z
!BDL 09/156 BDL AD AP CLSD TO NON SKED INTL AIR CARRIERS EXEC 4HR PPR 860-627-3001 2609211742-2609220200
- 09/156 · airport closure (full) · runway airport-wideeffective 2026-09-21 17:42Z → 2026-09-22 02:00Z · first seen 2026-09-21 23:41Z · last seen 2026-09-21 23:41Z
AD AP CLSD TO NON SKED INTL AIR CARRIERS EXEC 4HR PPR 860-627-3001
Runway 15/33: 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 15/33
Official PIREPs that name this runway explicitly, past 6 hours.
No pilot report in the last 6 hours names runway 15/33 at KBDL explicitly. Reports near the airport that do not name a runway are on the airport page.
Instrument approaches to runway 15/33
From the FAA d-TPP, linked to the official plates.
Runway 15
- RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 ↗
Runway 33
- ILSILS OR LOC RWY 33 ↗precision
- RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 ↗
2 departure procedures · 2 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; 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 KBDL 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; usage rollups every 3 h; climatology through 2025-12-31.
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Other runways at KBDL
Tools for this runway
Active runway - past 30 days
Share of stated hours each end was named for arrivals at KBDL. From the D-ATIS, not wind. Shares are measured independently, so parallels active together can each read 100%.
- 3385%dep 85%
- 0654%dep 54%
- 2443%dep 43%
- 1510%dep 10%
29.9 days of stated configuration on record · 71 configuration changes · 22 distinct configurations.
KBDL 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.
