KBNA Runway 02C/20C — Nashville International Airport

Name: KBNA Runway 02C/20C wind climatology 2005–2025
Creator: ATIS Alerts

8,001 × 150 ft concrete · true headings 018° / 198° · field elevation 599 ft

Runway 02C/20C at Nashville International Airport (KBNA) in Nashville, TN is 8,001 ft long and 150 ft wide, concrete, with true headings 018° and 198°. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 02C the headwind 43.4% of the time and runway 20C 56.6%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 0.3% of wind hours. KBNA 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 02C/20C — current status

EQUIPMENT OUTAGE (D-ATIS)

RY 2C SFL OTS.

Sources: FAA runway record (OurAirports) · FAA NOTAMs · D-ATIS · 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 02C/20C at KBNA. 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 0225Z (9:25 PM CDT)

02C TDZ 6000+ ↑ · MID – · RO – · lights edge 3 / 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 KBNA

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

Information Alfa · 0153Z (8:53 PM CDT)

Tower configuration (TFDM)

“SOUTH” · updated recently

Arrivals

20L20R

Departures

20L20C

Airport rates: 69 arrivals / 69 departures per hour. In effect since 2026-09-15 1233Z (7:33 AM CDT).

D-ATIS broadcast

Arrivals

02C02R

Departures

02L

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

Show the D-ATIS text

BNA ATIS INFO A 0153Z. 32005KT 10SM FEW090 32/17 A3008 (THREE ZERO ZERO EIGHT). SIMUL, VISUAL APCHS RWY 2C, RWY 2R IN USE. DEPG RWY 2L. CLEARANCE FREQUENCY IS 121.9. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. TWY A1 CLSD, . TWY T6 CLSD BTN TWY, 31 AND TWY K, . TWY T4 CLSD BTN TWY, S6 AND TWY U3, . TWY T5 CLSD BTN TWY, K AND TWY T4. RY 2C SFL OTS. BIRD ACTIVITY IN VCY OF ARPT. ATTENTION DEPARTING AIRCRAFT NEW SID ALTITUDE RESTRICTIONS IN EFFECT. REVIEW PUBLISHED PROCEDURES. UAS ACTIVITIES BNA20001 SFC TO 200FT. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO A.

Current wind on Runway 02C/20C

Wind from the northwest (310°) at 5 kt

METAR 0153Z (8:53 PM CDT)

Runway 02C

FAVORED BY WIND

Headwind: 2 kt
Crosswind: 5 ktfrom left

Runway 20C

Tailwind: 2 kt
Crosswind: 5 ktfrom right

Wind-favored runway at KBNA right now: 31 (5 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 KBNA is likely to be in use over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.

Time	Likely runway	Confidence	Wind
Now0232Z · 9:32 PM CDT	20L and 20Ractive · tower TFDM stated by the tower (TFDM)	stated	310° at 5 kt
+1 h0332Z · 10:32 PM CDT	20L calm wind: the end this airport most often used in calm wind	Low55%	300° at 4 kt
+2 h0432Z · 11:32 PM CDT	20L calm wind: the end this airport most often used in calm wind	Low55%	300° at 4 kt
+3 h0532Z · 12:32 AM CDT	20L calm wind: the end this airport most often used in calm wind	Low55%	300° at 4 kt
+6 h0832Z · 3:32 AM CDT	20L calm wind: the end this airport most often used in calm wind	Low55%	300° at 4 kt
+12 h1432Z · 9:32 AM CDT	20L calm wind: the end this airport most often used in calm wind	Low55%	300° 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–0445Z34 arrivals · 19 departures expected at KBNA

20Rarr 20 dep 020Carr 0 dep 1920Larr 14 dep 002Carr 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 KBNA (tower TFDM)as of 0231Z

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
APREQ → KDTW (24 programs) · since 09/18 1812Z · until further notice · by ZOB — approval request — departures need a release time
APREQ → KDEN (15 programs) · since 09/18 2209Z · until further notice · by ZDV — approval request — departures need a release time
APREQ → KORD (2 programs) · since 08/20 0156Z · until further notice · by ZTL — approval request — departures need a release time
APREQ → MMUN · since 09/03 0200Z · until further notice · by ZTL — approval request — departures need a release time

Restrictions on departures from KBNAtoward 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 02C/20C overview

Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.

Length: 8,001 ft
Width: 150 ft
Surface: Concrete
Runway lights: Lighted
Airport elevation: 599 ft
FAA record status: Open

Runway 02C

True heading: 018°
Magnetic (approx.): ≈ 022°
FAA record: Open

Runway 20C

True heading: 198°
Magnetic (approx.): ≈ 202°
FAA record: Open

Runway 02C/20C 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 4.3°W (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 KBNA — 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).

Over the last 30 days ATIS Alerts captured 86 hours of stated runway configuration at KBNA (3.6 days, 1 configuration change). Shares are the fraction of those hours in which the tower's TFDM system listed each end.

Runway 02C

Arrivals: 0% (0 h)
Departures: 0% (0 h)

Runway 20C

Arrivals: 0% (0 h)
Departures: 100% (86 h)

Recorded arrival share of runway 02C and 20C by wind direction at the time of each D-ATIS configuration
Wind from	Hours	02C arrivals	20C arrivals	02C departures	20C departures
Calm / light (< 5 kt)	86	0%	0%	0%	100%

night (24 h)

02C arr 0% · 20C arr 0%

morning (23 h)

02C arr 0% · 20C arr 0%

afternoon (24 h)

02C arr 0% · 20C arr 0%

evening (15 h)

02C arr 0% · 20C arr 0%

Time of day is airport-local.This is the facility's stated configuration, not an estimate from wind.

Historical wind and crosswind on runway 02C/20C

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

From 175,267 hourly observations at KBNA (2005–2025), 140,015 with a steady wind direction (20.1% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.

Crosswind on runway 02C/20C (either end)

Mean crosswind

3.4 kt

median 2.8 kt

90th / 95th percentile

7.1 / 8.8 kt

max 40 kt

Above 10 kt

2.9%

> 15 kt: 0.3% · > 20 kt: 0%

Gust crosswind > 15 kt

3.8%

90th pct gust 8.4 kt

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

Runway 02C

Headwind

43.4%

of wind hours

Tailwind > 5 kt

24.1%

> 10 kt: 7.1%

Wind-favored end

7.1%

most headwind of all runways

Runway 20C

Headwind

56.6%

of wind hours

Tailwind > 5 kt

18.1%

> 10 kt: 2.5%

Wind-favored end

10.3%

most headwind of all runways

“Wind-favored” counts the hours this end had the most headwind of every open runway at KBNA — 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 02C and 20C by wind sector, 2005–2025
Wind from	Share of wind hours	02C favored	20C favored	Mean crosswind	Crosswind > 15 kt
N 338–023°	17%	13.8%	0%	2.3 kt	0%
NE 023–068°	8%	46.8%	0%	2.6 kt	0%
E 068–113°	6%	12.4%	0%	4.8 kt	0.1%
SE 113–158°	7%	0%	0%	4.8 kt	0.6%
S 158–203°	31%	0%	15.2%	2.2 kt	0%
SW 203–248°	10%	0%	46.4%	2.5 kt	0%
W 248–293°	10%	0%	8.4%	6.3 kt	1.3%
NW 293–338°	10%	0%	0%	6.4 kt	0.9%

By time of day (airport-local)

morning

02C favored 7% · 20C 10.6%

mean crosswind 3.6 kt · calm 21.5%

afternoon

02C favored 7.2% · 20C 10.4%

mean crosswind 4.2 kt · calm 13%

evening

02C favored 7.9% · 20C 9.2%

mean crosswind 3.2 kt · calm 14.5%

night

02C favored 6.5% · 20C 10.6%

mean crosswind 2.8 kt · calm 27.2%

Seasonal runway conditions

Monthly wind and weather statistics for runway 02C/20C at KBNA, 2005–2025
Month	Prevailing	Mean wind	Gusty	Mean xw	xw > 10	xw > 15	xw > 20	02C tail > 5	20C tail > 5	IFR	TS	Fog
Jan	S	6.6 kt	14.8%	3.9 kt	4.4%	0.4%	0%	25.2%	20.8%	8.8%	0.23%	10.2%
Feb	S	7 kt	17.2%	3.9 kt	4.4%	0.4%	0%	26.5%	24.7%	9.2%	0.41%	10.3%
Mar	S	7.2 kt	20.1%	3.9 kt	4.7%	0.5%	0%	30.7%	23.2%	5.6%	0.73%	7.1%
Apr	S	6.8 kt	20.6%	3.8 kt	4.6%	0.4%	0%	33.2%	17%	3%	1.13%	4.4%
May	S	5.5 kt	11.8%	3.4 kt	2.7%	0.3%	0%	26.7%	12.6%	3.3%	1.55%	4.8%
Jun	S	4.9 kt	8.6%	3.1 kt	1.3%	0.1%	0%	23%	13.1%	1.7%	1.65%	2.7%
Jul	S	4.4 kt	5.1%	2.9 kt	0.8%	0.1%	0%	17.8%	13.1%	1.5%	2.25%	3.3%
Aug	S	4.3 kt	3.9%	2.9 kt	0.7%	0%	0%	13.7%	17.9%	2.1%	1.49%	3.3%
Sep	S	4.4 kt	5.1%	2.9 kt	1.1%	0%	0%	14%	19.9%	3.3%	0.72%	5.3%
Oct	S	5.1 kt	8.9%	3.3 kt	2.5%	0.1%	0%	20.3%	17.1%	5.1%	0.3%	5.7%
Nov	S	5.7 kt	11.1%	3.3 kt	2.7%	0.2%	0%	24.7%	18.8%	5.7%	0.19%	7.3%
Dec	S	6.3 kt	13.4%	3.7 kt	3.8%	0.6%	0.1%	28.5%	17.3%	9.6%	0.19%	10.9%

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 02C/20C closure history

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

D-ATIS broadcasts recorded since Sep 15, 2026 declared runway 02C closed on 0 days and runway 20C 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 02C/20C

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

Runway 02C

Runway 20C

RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS) RWY 20C ↗

20 departure procedures · 9 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 (KBNA 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 2 min ago; the tower TFDM feed last delivered 1 min ago; climatology through 2025-12-31.

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Crosswind (kt)	Share of wind hours
0–5	77.8%
5–10	19.3%
10–15	2.6%
15–20	0.3%
20–25	0%
25+	0%