KEWR Runway 11/29 — Newark Liberty International Airport

Name: KEWR Runway 11/29 wind climatology 2005–2025
Creator: ATIS Alerts

6,725 × 150 ft asphalt · true headings 095° / 275° · field elevation 18 ft

Runway 11/29 at Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) in Newark, NJ is 6,725 ft long and 150 ft wide, asphalt, with true headings 095° and 275°. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 11 the headwind 37.2% of the time and runway 29 62.8%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 1.9% of wind hours. KEWR 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 11/29 — current status

NO CLOSURE REPORTED

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 · D-ATIS · 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 11/29 at KEWR. 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)

11 TDZ 5000 · MID – · RO – · lights edge 1 / CL 1

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 KEWR

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

Information Papa · 0151Z (9:51 PM EDT)

Tower configuration (TFDM)

“SOUTH_WEST_FLOW” · updated recently

Arrivals

22L22R

Departures

22L22R

Airport rates: 36 arrivals / 40 departures per hour. In effect since 2026-09-15 2339Z (7:39 PM EDT).

D-ATIS broadcast

Arrivals

04R

Departures

04L

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

Show the D-ATIS text

EWR ATIS INFO P 0151Z. 03012KT 10SM FEW055 SCT250 23/14 A3011 (THREE ZERO ONE ONE). ILS RWY 4R APCH IN USE. DEPARTING RWY 4L. ASDE-X IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR ADS-B EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT AND VEHICLES. ALL AIRCRAFT AND VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TRANSPONDERS MUST ENSURE TRANSPONDER IS ON PRIOR TO ENTERING THE AIRPORT MOVEMENT AREA. . RY 4 DEPARTURES, USE UPPER ANTENNA FOR ATC COMMUNICATIONS. USE CAUTION FOR BIRDS AND CRANES IN THE VICINITY OF EWR. READBACK ALL RUNWAY HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS AND ASSIGNED ALT. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO P.

Current wind on Runway 11/29

Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 12 kt

METAR 0151Z (9:51 PM EDT)

Runway 11

FAVORED BY WIND

Headwind: 3 kt
Crosswind: 12 ktfrom left

Runway 29

Tailwind: 3 kt
Crosswind: 12 ktfrom right

Wind-favored runway at KEWR right now: 04L (12 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 KEWR is likely to be in use over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.

Time	Likely runway	Confidence	Wind
Now0230Z · 10:30 PM EDT	22L and 22Ractive · tower TFDM stated by the tower (TFDM)	stated	020° at 12 kt
+1 h0330Z · 11:30 PM EDT	04Lthen 04R	Low50%	010° at 12 kt
+2 h0430Z · 12:30 AM EDT	04Lthen 04R	Low47%	010° at 12 kt
+3 h0530Z · 1:30 AM EDT	04Lthen 04R	Low44%	010° at 12 kt
+6 h0830Z · 4:30 AM EDT	04Lthen 04R	Low35%	010° at 12 kt
+12 h1430Z · 10:30 AM EDT	04Lthen 04R	Low20%	030° at 11 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 2324Z (7:24 PM EDT).

Tower demand plan (TFDM) · 0230Z–0445Z50 arrivals · 26 departures expected at KEWR

22Larr 50 dep 022Rarr 0 dep 2611arr 0 dep 029arr 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 KEWR (tower TFDM)as of 0226Z

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 KEWRtoward 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 11/29 overview

Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.

Length: 6,725 ft
Width: 150 ft
Surface: Asphalt
Runway lights: Lighted
Airport elevation: 18 ft
FAA record status: Open

Runway 11

True heading: 095°
Magnetic (approx.): ≈ 107°
FAA record: Open

Runway 29

True heading: 275°
Magnetic (approx.): ≈ 287°
FAA record: Open

Runway 11/29 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 12.4°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 KEWR — 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 75 hours of stated runway configuration at KEWR (3.1 days, 1 configuration change). Shares are the fraction of those hours in which the tower's TFDM system listed each end.

Runway 11

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

Runway 29

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

Recorded arrival share of runway 11 and 29 by wind direction at the time of each D-ATIS configuration
Wind from	Hours	11 arrivals	29 arrivals	11 departures	29 departures
Calm / light (< 5 kt)	75	0%	0%	0%	0%

night (24 h)

11 arr 0% · 29 arr 0%

morning (18 h)

11 arr 0% · 29 arr 0%

afternoon (18 h)

11 arr 0% · 29 arr 0%

evening (15 h)

11 arr 0% · 29 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 11/29

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

From 175,065 hourly observations at KEWR (2005–2025), 158,318 with a steady wind direction (9.6% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.

Crosswind on runway 11/29 (either end)

Mean crosswind

5.7 kt

median 5 kt

90th / 95th percentile

10.7 / 12.7 kt

max 59.8 kt

Above 10 kt

11.7%

> 15 kt: 1.9% · > 20 kt: 0.2%

Gust crosswind > 15 kt

7.4%

90th pct gust 13.5 kt

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

Runway 11

Headwind

37.2%

of wind hours

Tailwind > 5 kt

37.1%

> 10 kt: 12.9%

Wind-favored end

12.8%

most headwind of all runways

Runway 29

Headwind

62.8%

of wind hours

Tailwind > 5 kt

9.8%

> 10 kt: 0.9%

Wind-favored end

34.9%

most headwind of all runways

“Wind-favored” counts the hours this end had the most headwind of every open runway at KEWR — 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 11 and 29 by wind sector, 2005–2025
Wind from	Share of wind hours	11 favored	29 favored	Mean crosswind	Crosswind > 15 kt
N 338–023°	16%	0%	0%	9 kt	7%
NE 023–068°	9%	0%	0%	6.7 kt	1.9%
E 068–113°	6%	100%	0%	1.5 kt	0%
SE 113–158°	7%	100%	0%	4.7 kt	0.2%
S 158–203°	12%	0%	0%	6.7 kt	1.6%
SW 203–248°	16%	0%	0%	5.9 kt	0.7%
W 248–293°	20%	0%	100%	2.3 kt	0%
NW 293–338°	15%	0%	100%	7 kt	2.2%

By time of day (airport-local)

morning

11 favored 9.2% · 29 34.7%

mean crosswind 5.8 kt · calm 11.6%

afternoon

11 favored 19.6% · 29 39.5%

mean crosswind 6.1 kt · calm 7.7%

evening

11 favored 16.2% · 29 34.3%

mean crosswind 5.7 kt · calm 6.3%

night

11 favored 8.5% · 29 31.8%

mean crosswind 5.2 kt · calm 11.1%

Seasonal runway conditions

Monthly wind and weather statistics for runway 11/29 at KEWR, 2005–2025
Month	Prevailing	Mean wind	Gusty	Mean xw	xw > 10	xw > 15	xw > 20	11 tail > 5	29 tail > 5	IFR	TS	Fog
Jan	W	9.1 kt	22.3%	5.7 kt	13%	2.7%	0.5%	51.3%	3.9%	9.8%	0.03%	9.8%
Feb	W	9.2 kt	23.5%	5.9 kt	14%	2.7%	0.2%	48.3%	5.2%	11%	0.05%	10.3%
Mar	NW	9.6 kt	28.1%	6.5 kt	18.5%	4.2%	0.7%	43.4%	11.2%	9.8%	0.09%	9.1%
Apr	NW	9.1 kt	26.8%	6 kt	15.3%	2.5%	0.1%	36.7%	17.3%	9.1%	0.43%	8.1%
May	SW	7.7 kt	17.9%	5.4 kt	9.8%	1.4%	0.1%	29%	17%	12%	0.65%	9.7%
Jun	W	7.6 kt	16.7%	5.2 kt	8.3%	0.8%	0.1%	33.4%	11.5%	7.1%	1.36%	5.5%
Jul	SW	7.2 kt	13.8%	5.2 kt	7.1%	0.6%	0.1%	32.6%	8.2%	3.5%	2.01%	2.9%
Aug	W	6.9 kt	12%	5.1 kt	6.1%	0.5%	0%	27.4%	10%	2.9%	1.37%	2.8%
Sep	N	7.2 kt	12.3%	5.8 kt	10.6%	1.3%	0.1%	20.8%	13%	5.9%	0.54%	4.7%
Oct	W	7.9 kt	16.6%	5.8 kt	13.9%	2.5%	0.3%	33.3%	9.9%	7.9%	0.24%	7.2%
Nov	W	8.3 kt	17.8%	5.7 kt	12.5%	2%	0.2%	41.7%	6%	5.9%	0.03%	6%
Dec	W	8.5 kt	19.5%	5.6 kt	11%	1.8%	0.3%	46.7%	5%	12.3%	0.03%	12.1%

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 11/29 closure history

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

D-ATIS broadcasts recorded since Sep 15, 2026 declared runway 11 closed on 0 days and runway 29 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 11/29

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

Runway 11

Runway 29

9 departure procedures · 8 STARs · FAA hot spots page ↗ · LAHSO 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 (KEWR 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 0 min ago; the tower TFDM feed last delivered 4 min ago; climatology through 2025-12-31.

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Crosswind (kt)	Share of wind hours
0–5	50.9%
5–10	37.4%
10–15	9.7%
15–20	1.7%
20–25	0.2%
25+	0%