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KDAB Runway 07L/25R — Daytona Beach International Airport

10,500 × 150 ft asphalt · true headings 065° / 245° · field elevation 34 ft

Runway 07L/25R at Daytona Beach International Airport (KDAB) in Daytona Beach, FL is 10,500 ft long and 150 ft wide, asphalt, with true headings 065° and 245°. The FAA record lists Localizer with glideslope (CAT I) and MALSR approach lights on runway 07L and a LAHSO hold-short point at Taxiway W. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 07L the headwind 49.8% of the time and runway 25R 50.2%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 0.3% of wind hours. KDAB has no digital ATIS, so the active runway is not known; the wind-favored end and the ATIS Alerts prediction are estimates.

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Runway 07L/25R — 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.

RESTRICTED (NOTAM)
  • NOTAM 10/090: !DAB 10/090 DAB RWY 07L ALS U/S 2610250009-2610302000EST
  • NOTAM 10/066: !DAB 10/066 DAB RWY 25R HLDG PSN SIGN AT RWY 16/34 LEFT SIDE LGT U/S 2610132302-2611012300

Sources: Published FAA baseline (OurAirports/NASR record) · FAA NOTAMs. 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 07L/25R

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.

Lighting · 2
  • 10/090 · DOM10/25 0009Z (8:09 PM EDT) → 10/30 2000Z (4:00 PM EDT)
    !DAB 10/090 DAB RWY 07L ALS U/S 2610250009-2610302000EST
  • 10/066 · DOM10/13 2302Z (7:02 PM EDT) → 11/01 2300Z (6:00 PM EST)
    !DAB 10/066 DAB RWY 25R HLDG PSN SIGN AT RWY 16/34 LEFT SIDE LGT U/S 2610132302-2611012300
Taxiway · 1
  • 10/091 · DOM10/25 1025Z (6:25 AM EDT) → 11/08 1200Z (7:00 AM EST)
    !DAB 10/091 DAB TWY P4 HLDG PSN SIGN FOR RWY 07L/25R LGT U/S 2610251025-2611081200
Other · 1
  • 10/082 · DOM10/20 1046Z (6:46 AM EDT) → 11/10 1200Z (7:00 AM EST)
    !DAB 10/082 DAB RWY 07L/25R RCLL NOT STD 2610201046-2611101200
Runway visual rangeSTDDS 0948Z (5:48 AM EDT)
07L TDZ 6000+ ↑ · MID – · RO – · 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 runway assignment is not available from D-ATIS at KDAB. The wind components below show which end the wind favors; the section after it is an ATIS Alerts prediction. Neither is an ATC assignment.

Current wind on Runway 07L/25R

Wind from the northeast (050°) at 16 kt, gusting 25 kt

METAR 0853Z (4:53 AM EDT)
Runway 07L
FAVORED BY WIND
Headwind
15 kt
Crosswind
4 ktfrom left
Gust crosswind
6 kt
Runway 25R
Tailwind
15 kt
Crosswind
4 ktfrom right
Gust crosswind
6 kt
07R25L163407L25RN050°/16 kt
  • arrivals
  • departures
  • LAHSO hold-short
  • closed

Layout from FAA NASR runway-end coordinates; the selected runway is highlighted and no active source exists here. Not for navigation. Official FAA diagram ↗

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

Runway 07L/25R outlook

Where runway 07L/25R stands now and which runway at KDAB is likely over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.

Time · runway 07L/25R · airport-wide outlook · confidence · forecast wind · why

  1. Now0952Z · 5:52 AM EDT·07L/25R: 07L likely·airport-wide likely 07L then 07R·15 kt headwind, 4 kt crosswind·Low 48%·wind 050° at 16 kt G25·Why Current METAR wind 050° at 16 kt gusting 25 favors northeast-facing runway ends: 15 kt headwind and 4 kt crosswind on 07L versus 15 kt headwind on 07R.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Gusts well above the steady wind (confidence lowered).
  2. +1 h1052Z · 6:52 AM EDT·07L/25R: 07L likely·airport-wide likely 07L then 07R·15 kt headwind, 7 kt crosswind·Low 50%·wind 040° at 16 kt G24·Why TAF forecast wind 040° at 16 kt gusting 24 favors northeast-facing runway ends: 15 kt headwind and 7 kt crosswind on 07L versus 15 kt headwind on 07R.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+1 h).
  3. +2 h1152Z · 7:52 AM EDT·07L/25R: 07L likely·airport-wide likely 07L then 07R·15 kt headwind, 7 kt crosswind·Low 47%·wind 040° at 16 kt G24·Why TAF forecast wind 040° at 16 kt gusting 24 favors northeast-facing runway ends: 15 kt headwind and 7 kt crosswind on 07L versus 15 kt headwind on 07R.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+2 h).
  4. +3 h1252Z · 8:52 AM EDT·07L/25R: 07L likely·airport-wide likely 07L then 07R·15 kt headwind, 7 kt crosswind·Low 44%·wind 040° at 16 kt G24·Why TAF forecast wind 040° at 16 kt gusting 24 favors northeast-facing runway ends: 15 kt headwind and 7 kt crosswind on 07L versus 15 kt headwind on 07R.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+3 h).
  5. +6 h1552Z · 11:52 AM EDT·07L/25R: 07L likely·airport-wide likely 07L then 07R·16 kt headwind, 8 kt crosswind·Low 25%·wind 040° at 18 kt G28·Why TAF forecast wind 040° at 18 kt gusting 28 favors northeast-facing runway ends: 16 kt headwind and 8 kt crosswind on 07L versus 16 kt headwind on 07R.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|A TEMPO group is in effect at this hour (confidence lowered).|Gusts well above the steady wind (confidence lowered).|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+6 h).
  6. +12 h2152Z · 5:52 PM EDT·07L/25R: 07L likely·airport-wide likely 07L then 07R·16 kt headwind, 8 kt crosswind·Low 20%·wind 040° at 18 kt G28·Why TAF forecast wind 040° at 18 kt gusting 28 favors northeast-facing runway ends: 16 kt headwind and 8 kt crosswind on 07L versus 16 kt headwind on 07R.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Gusts well above the steady wind (confidence lowered).|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. 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 0538Z (1:38 AM EDT).

Runway 07L/25R equipment and lighting

What the FAA record lists for each end, annotated with current NOTAM and D-ATIS outages.

Runway 07L
Approach lighting
MALSROUT OF SERVICE
NOTAM 10/090 · out of service until 10/30 2000Z (4:00 PM EDT)
!DAB 10/090 DAB RWY 07L ALS U/S 2610250009-2610302000EST
Visual glide slope
Not available
Runway edge lighting
HIRL (high intensity)
Centerline lighting
Available
Touchdown zone lighting
Available
REIL
Not available
ILS
Localizer with glideslope
I-DAB · 109.7 MHz · CAT I
Localizer
Available
Glideslope
Available
3° · NASR ILS component status: operational, restricted
DME
Not available
Marker beacons
Not available
RVR
touchdown
Runway markings
Precision instrument
condition good
Arresting system
Not available
Runway 25R
Approach lighting
MALSR
Visual glide slope
PAPI (4-box, left side)
Runway edge lighting
HIRL (high intensity)
Centerline lighting
Available
Touchdown zone lighting
Not available
REIL
Not available
ILS
ILS/DME
I-DBF · 109.7 MHz · CAT I
Localizer
Available
Glideslope
Available
3°
DME
Available
channel 34X
Marker beacons
Not available
RVR
rollout
Runway markings
Precision instrument
condition good
Arresting system
Not available

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.

Runway 07L
Hold short
Taxiway W
Available landing distance
7,500 ft
Runway 25R

No LAHSO hold-short point on the FAA record for this end.

A hold-short point on record means LAHSO can be conducted to this end; it is active only when ATC says so. This airport has no D-ATIS, so the current LAHSO state is not known here. Source: FAA NASR cycle 2026-10-01; D-ATIS text read by ATIS Alerts.

Frequencies for runway 07L/25R

Tower, ground, clearance, ATIS and approach frequencies from the FAA record, labelled by what they apply to.

Frequencies serving runway 07L/25R at KDAB
ServiceFrequencyApplies to
Tower120.7Airport-wide
Tower257.8Airport-wide
Ground121.9Airport-wide
Ground348.6Airport-wide
Clearance delivery119.3Airport-wide
ATIS132.875Airport-wide
Show all frequencies (13 more: approach and departure sectors, secondary and other)
Frequencies serving runway 07L/25R at KDAB
ServiceFrequencyApplies to
UNICOM122.95Airport-wide
Approach / departure118.85Sector: N 4000-7500
Approach / departure125.8Sector: N 3500 FT & BLW
Approach / departure125.35Sector: S 3500 FT & BLW
Approach / departure125.725Sector: 8000-11000 FT
Approach / departure127.075Sector: S 4000-7500
Approach / departure269.075Sector: N 3500 FT & BLW
Approach / departure319.15Airport-wide
Approach / departure322.3Sector: S 3500 FT & BLW
Approach / departure351.95Sector: S 4000-8500
Approach / departure351.95Sector: S 4000-8500
Approach / departure353.825Sector: N 4000-8500
Approach / departure379.95Sector: 9000 FT & ABV

The FAA record does not sectorize KDAB'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 07L/25R overview

Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.

Length
10,500 ft
Width
150 ft
Surface
Asphalt · Good condition
Surface treatment
Grooved
Weight bearing (lb)
S 120k · D 214k · 2D 406k · 2D/2D2 919k
PCN
650
Runway lights
Lighted
Airport elevation
34 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.
Runway 07L
True heading
065°
Magnetic
070°
Published FAA baseline
Open
Threshold elevation
28 ft
TDZ elevation
30 ft
Displaced threshold
690 ft
Traffic pattern
Left
Controlling obstruction
road, 15 ft, 790 ft from threshold, 39:1 slope
Runway 25R
True heading
245°
Magnetic
250°
Published FAA baseline
Open
Threshold elevation
33 ft
TDZ elevation
34 ft
Displaced threshold
None on record
Threshold crossing height
72 ft
Visual glide path
3°
Traffic pattern
Right
Controlling obstruction
trees, 43 ft, 2,370 ft from threshold, 50:1 slope

Runway 07L/25R 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 (2000), 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.

Wind-favored runway at KDAB — last 30 days

Which runway end had the most headwind each hour, from ATIS Alerts' collected wind history — an estimate, not ATC use.

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

07L/07R
61%
34
26%
16
8%
25L/25R
5%

Historical wind and crosswind on runway 07L/25R

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

From 175,263 hourly observations at KDAB (2005–2025), 131,733 with a steady wind direction (24.8% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.

Crosswind on runway 07L/25R (either end)

Mean crosswind
4 kt
median 3.3 kt
90th / 95th percentile
8 / 9.8 kt
max 44.2 kt
Above 10 kt
3.9%
> 15 kt: 0.3% · > 20 kt: 0%
Gust crosswind > 15 kt
3.9%
90th pct gust 9.4 kt
0%41%83%72%0–5 kt24%5–10 kt3.6%10–15 kt0.3%15–20 kt0.0%20–25 kt0.0%25+ kt
Share of wind hours by crosswind band on runway 07L/25R at KDAB, 2005–2025
Crosswind (kt)Share of wind hours
0–572.1%
5–1023.9%
10–153.6%
15–200.3%
20–250%
25+0%

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

Runway 07L

Headwind
49.8%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
15%
> 10 kt: 3.2%
Most wind-favored end
16.7%
of steady-wind hours, 07L had the most headwind of every end at KDAB

Runway 25R

Headwind
50.2%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
29%
> 10 kt: 7%
Most wind-favored end
12.6%
of steady-wind hours, 25R had the most headwind of every end at KDAB

“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 KDAB. 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-favored share of runway 07L and 25R by wind sector, 2005–2025
Wind fromShare of wind hours07L favored25R favoredMean crosswindCrosswind > 15 kt
N 338–023°12%0%0%7.6 kt2.1%
NE 023–068°13%50%0%3.1 kt0.1%
E 068–113°21%50%0%2.6 kt0%
SE 113–158°5%0%0%5.5 kt0.3%
S 158–203°15%0%0%4.8 kt0.2%
SW 203–248°13%0%50%2.2 kt0%
W 248–293°13%0%50%2.7 kt0%
NW 293–338°10%0%0%5.9 kt0.4%

By time of day (airport-local)

morning
07L favored 11.9% · 25R 14.6%
mean crosswind 4.3 kt · calm 24.1%
afternoon
07L favored 25.9% · 25R 10%
mean crosswind 4.4 kt · calm 8.4%
evening
07L favored 18.6% · 25R 9.7%
mean crosswind 3.7 kt · calm 25.1%
night
07L favored 9.9% · 25R 15.3%
mean crosswind 3.4 kt · calm 37.5%

Seasonal runway conditions

035JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean crosswind on runway 07L/25R at KDAB by month, 2005–2025
MonthMean crosswind (kt)
Jan4.9 kt
Feb4.6 kt
Mar4.5 kt
Apr4.1 kt
May3.7 kt
Jun3.3 kt
Jul3.1 kt
Aug3.1 kt
Sep3.4 kt
Oct3.8 kt
Nov4.7 kt
Dec4.6 kt
Monthly wind and weather statistics for runway 07L/25R at KDAB, 2005–2025
MonthPrevailingMean windGustyMean xwxw > 10xw > 15xw > 2007L tail > 525R tail > 5IFRTSFog
JanNW6 kt11%4.9 kt6.8%0.5%0%19.9%16.3%7.4%0.36%10.4%
FebN5.9 kt11.6%4.6 kt6%0.4%0%21.4%20%8.2%0.41%12.4%
MarE6.4 kt15.7%4.5 kt5.9%0.4%0%20.5%27.7%4.6%0.84%7.7%
AprE6.4 kt16.6%4.1 kt4%0.3%0%19.1%32.9%2.3%1.36%5.7%
MayE6 kt13.5%3.7 kt2.4%0.2%0%14%36.2%2.2%2.43%5.4%
JunE5.2 kt7.8%3.3 kt1.4%0.1%0%17%26.3%1.6%5.18%4.5%
JulS4.4 kt4.6%3.1 kt0.6%0.1%0%15.5%19%1.5%5.74%3.8%
AugE4.7 kt6.2%3.1 kt1.3%0.3%0.1%14.2%25.9%1.7%4.98%3.7%
SepE5.4 kt8.1%3.4 kt3%0.5%0.2%6.4%44%2.3%2.71%4.8%
OctE6.3 kt11.3%3.8 kt3.3%0.4%0.1%7.9%45.9%2.3%0.72%5.2%
NovN6.3 kt11.4%4.7 kt6.8%0.7%0%8.6%33.4%4.9%0.33%9.1%
DecN5.5 kt8.6%4.6 kt4.8%0.1%0%15.3%20.5%9.1%0.2%13.6%

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 07L/25R closure history

Kept per source with its provenance: D-ATIS-observed, NOTAM-observed and the FAA published baseline are never merged.

KDAB has no D-ATIS, so there is no broadcast-observed closure record.

NOTAM observed · recorded since Sep 19, 2026 (no archive before that)
  • 09/151 · partial closure (partial) · runway 07L/25Reffective 2026-09-30 11:30Z → 2026-09-30 17:00Z · first seen 2026-09-29 15:24Z · last seen 2026-09-29 16:25Z · cancelled 2026-09-29 16:25Z
    !DAB 09/151 DAB RWY 07L/25R CLSD EXC EMERG ACFT AND AIR CARRIERS 2609301130-2609301700
  • 09/151 · partial closure (partial) · runway 07L/25Reffective 2026-09-30 11:30Z → 2026-09-30 17:00Z · first seen 2026-09-29 16:25Z · last seen 2026-09-29 16:25Z
    !DAB 09/151 DAB RWY 07L/25R CLSD EXC EMERG ACFT AND AIR CARRIERS 2609301130-2609301700
  • 09/089 · partial closure (partial) · runway 07L/25Reffective 2026-09-20 23:59Z → 2026-09-25 09:30Z · first seen 2026-09-23 05:14Z · last seen 2026-09-23 05:14Z · cancelled 2026-09-23 05:14Z
    !DAB 09/089 DAB RWY 07L/25R CLSD EXC XNG AND AIR CARRIERS DLY 2359-0930 2609202359-2609250930
Published FAA baseline (NASR record)

Runway 07L/25R: 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 07L/25R

Official PIREPs that name this runway explicitly, past 6 hours.

No pilot report in the last 6 hours names runway 07L/25R at KDAB explicitly. Reports near the airport that do not name a runway are on the airport page.

Instrument approaches to runway 07L/25R

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

Runway 07L

Runway 25R

1 departure procedure · 2 STARs · 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 KDAB 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 2 min ago; usage rollups every 3 h; climatology through 2025-12-31.

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⚠️ 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.