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KCMH Runway 10L/28R — John Glenn Columbus International Airport

8,000 × 150 ft asphalt · true headings 094° / 274° · field elevation 815 ft

Runway 10L/28R at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (KCMH) in Columbus, OH is 8,000 ft long and 150 ft wide, asphalt, with true headings 094° and 274°. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 10L the headwind 43.9% of the time and runway 28R 56.1%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 1.2% of wind hours. KCMH 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 10L/28R — 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 0225Z (10:25 PM EDT) · D-ATIS 0151Z (9:51 PM 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.

No received NOTAM currently names runway 10L/28R at KCMH. 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 (10:25 PM EDT)
10L TDZ 6000+ ↑ · MID – · RO 6000+ ↑ · lights edge 2 / CL –
28R 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 KCMH

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

Information Echo · 0151Z (9:51 PM EDT)
Tower configuration (TFDM)
“EAST” · updated recently
Arrivals
10L10R
Departures
10L10R

Airport rates: 45 arrivals / 45 departures per hour. In effect since 2026-09-18 1126Z (7:26 AM EDT).

D-ATIS broadcast
Arrivals
10R10L
Departures
not stated

This D-ATIS configuration has been stated since 1651Z (12:51 PM EDT).

Show the D-ATIS text
CMH ATIS INFO E 0151Z. 05004KT 10SM FEW048 FEW250 20/15 A3017 (THREE ZERO ONE SEVEN) RMK AO2 SLP210 T02000150. ILS, RWY 10R, AND, ILS, RWY 10L, SIMUL APCH IN USE. NOTAMS... TWY H CLSD BTWN TWY Z AND TWY E . MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION CRANES, EAST OF TWY HOTEL, WEST OF THE TOWER. HAZD WX INFO AVBL FOR COLUMBUS AREA ON FSS FREQ. BIRD ACVTY VC CMH. AP AD BCN ON CONS. ILS 10R SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION CAT1 AND CAT2 NOT AUTHORIZED. READBACK ALL RWY HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO E.

Current wind on Runway 10L/28R

Wind from the northeast (040°) at 4 kt

METAR 0151Z (9:51 PM EDT)
Runway 10L
FAVORED BY WIND
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind
3 ktfrom left
Runway 28R
Tailwind
2 kt
Crosswind
3 ktfrom right
N10L28R4 kt

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 KCMH is likely to be in use over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.

TimeLikely runwayConfidenceWind
Now0233Z · 10:33 PM EDT10L and 10Ractive · tower TFDM
stated by the tower (TFDM)
stated040° at 4 kt
+1 h0333Z · 11:33 PM EDT10Rthen 10LLow50%060° at 6 kt
+2 h0433Z · 12:33 AM EDT10Rthen 10LLow47%060° at 6 kt
+3 h0533Z · 1:33 AM EDT10Rthen 10LLow44%060° at 6 kt
+6 h0833Z · 4:33 AM EDT10Rthen 10LLow35%060° at 6 kt
+12 h1433Z · 10:33 AM EDT10Rthen 10LLow20%060° at 6 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 2325Z (7:25 PM EDT).

Tower demand plan (TFDM) · 0230Z–0445Z20 arrivals · 0 departures expected at KCMH
10Rarr 1 dep 010Larr 0 dep 028Rarr 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 KCMH (tower TFDM)as of 0225Z
  • 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 → KORD/KMDW (26 programs) · since 08/05 0919Z · until further notice · by ZAU — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KATL/KCLT/KDCA/KDFW/KIAH/KMDW/KORD/KIAD/KPHL/KDTW/KEWR/KJFK/KLGA/KMMU/KTEB · since 06/11 0906Z · until further notice — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ · since 07/17 2335Z · until further notice · by ZDC — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KFLL/KOPF · since 07/18 1501Z · until further notice · by ZDC — 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
  • APREQ → KSEA · since 09/03 2351Z · until further notice · by ZNY — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KDEN · since 09/18 0925Z · until further notice · by ZOB — approval request — departures need a release time

+5 more restriction groups not shown.

Restrictions on departures from KCMHtoward 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 10L/28R overview

Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.

Length
8,000 ft
Width
150 ft
Surface
Asphalt
Runway lights
Lighted
Airport elevation
815 ft
FAA record status
Open
Runway 10L
True heading
094°
Magnetic (approx.)
≈ 102°
FAA record
Open
Runway 28R
True heading
274°
Magnetic (approx.)
≈ 282°
FAA record
Open

Runway 10L/28R 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 7.3°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 KCMH — 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 KCMH'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 — 15 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 10L/28R

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

From 175,040 hourly observations at KCMH (2005–2025), 146,591 with a steady wind direction (16.3% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.

Crosswind on runway 10L/28R (either end)

Mean crosswind
5 kt
median 4.2 kt
90th / 95th percentile
9.9 / 11.7 kt
max 35.8 kt
Above 10 kt
8.8%
> 15 kt: 1.2% · > 20 kt: 0.1%
Gust crosswind > 15 kt
5.7%
90th pct gust 11 kt
0%34%69%60%0–5 kt32%5–10 kt7.6%10–15 kt1.1%15–20 kt0.1%20–25 kt0.0%25+ kt
Share of wind hours by crosswind band on runway 10L/28R at KCMH, 2005–2025
Crosswind (kt)Share of wind hours
0–559.6%
5–1031.6%
10–157.6%
15–201.1%
20–250.1%
25+0%

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

Runway 10L

Headwind
43.9%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
27.6%
> 10 kt: 10.1%
Wind-favored end
21.9%
most headwind of all runways

Runway 28R

Headwind
56.1%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
10.3%
> 10 kt: 0.9%
Wind-favored end
28.1%
most headwind of all runways

“Wind-favored” counts the hours this end had the most headwind of every open runway at KCMH — 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 10L and 28R by wind sector, 2005–2025
Wind fromShare of wind hours10L favored28R favoredMean crosswindCrosswind > 15 kt
N 338–023°13%18.4%31.6%7 kt2.1%
NE 023–068°7%50%0%4.6 kt0.1%
E 068–113°10%50%0%1.3 kt0%
SE 113–158°11%50%0%4 kt0.1%
S 158–203°19%27.7%22.3%7 kt2.2%
SW 203–248°13%0%50%7 kt3.2%
W 248–293°16%0%50%2.1 kt0%
NW 293–338°10%0%50%5.8 kt0.6%

By time of day (airport-local)

morning
10L favored 22.1% · 28R 27.9%
mean crosswind 5 kt · calm 16.9%
afternoon
10L favored 16.9% · 28R 33.1%
mean crosswind 6 kt · calm 10.2%
evening
10L favored 23.2% · 28R 26.8%
mean crosswind 4.8 kt · calm 8.8%
night
10L favored 25.6% · 28R 24.4%
mean crosswind 4.2 kt · calm 24%

Seasonal runway conditions

036JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean crosswind on runway 10L/28R at KCMH by month, 2005–2025
MonthMean crosswind (kt)
Jan5.1 kt
Feb5.2 kt
Mar5.8 kt
Apr5.6 kt
May5.0 kt
Jun5.0 kt
Jul4.5 kt
Aug4.4 kt
Sep4.4 kt
Oct5.0 kt
Nov4.9 kt
Dec4.8 kt
Monthly wind and weather statistics for runway 10L/28R at KCMH, 2005–2025
MonthPrevailingMean windGustyMean xwxw > 10xw > 15xw > 2010L tail > 528R tail > 5IFRTSFog
JanW8.1 kt11.8%5.1 kt9.9%1.4%0.1%38.6%8.5%10.9%0.03%13.8%
FebW8 kt12.5%5.2 kt10.4%1.3%0.1%36.8%9.7%10.3%0.18%12.7%
MarN8 kt15.2%5.8 kt14.5%3%0.4%29.9%14.3%5.8%0.35%8.2%
AprS8 kt17.6%5.6 kt13.8%2.7%0.2%31.7%15.7%3.4%0.65%5.7%
MayS6.5 kt11.4%5 kt9%1.2%0.1%22.3%13.4%3.8%1.07%6.4%
JunS6.2 kt10%5 kt7%0.7%0%24%7.8%3.2%1.77%5.1%
JulS5.2 kt5.7%4.5 kt4.6%0.2%0%20.6%5%2.8%1.85%5.3%
AugS5 kt4.9%4.4 kt4.1%0.2%0%17.2%7.3%2.4%1.37%4.4%
SepN5.1 kt5.7%4.4 kt5.5%0.5%0.1%14.2%12%3.7%0.65%6.1%
OctS6.3 kt9.5%5 kt8.7%1%0%25.5%10.1%4.4%0.14%6.5%
NovS6.8 kt10.4%4.9 kt8.3%1%0.1%31.8%8.9%5.4%0.09%8.4%
DecW7.4 kt10.2%4.8 kt7.6%0.9%0.1%33.3%10.2%10.2%0.05%14.1%

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 10L/28R closure history

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

D-ATIS broadcasts recorded since Sep 18, 2026 declared runway 10L closed on 0 days and runway 28R 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 10L/28R

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

No departure procedures · 10 STARs · 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 (KCMH 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 3 min ago; the tower TFDM feed last delivered 8 min ago; climatology through 2025-12-31.

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