KHOU Runway 13L/31R — William P. Hobby Airport

Name: KHOU Runway 13L/31R wind climatology 2005–2025
Creator: ATIS Alerts

5,148 × 100 ft concrete · true headings 134° / 314° · field elevation 46 ft

Runway 13L/31R at William P. Hobby Airport (KHOU) in Houston, TX is 5,148 ft long and 100 ft wide, concrete, with true headings 134° and 314°. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 13L the headwind 68.5% of the time and runway 31R 31.5%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 0.9% of wind hours. KHOU 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 13L/31R — current status

CLOSED (D-ATIS)

D-ATIS reports runway 13L and 31R closed.

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 13L/31R at KHOU. 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.

Current active runways at KHOU

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

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

Tower configuration (TFDM)

“SOUTH” · updated recently

Arrivals

2213R

Departures

2213R

Airport rates: 24 arrivals / 36 departures per hour. In effect since 2026-06-09 1510Z (10:10 AM CDT).

D-ATIS broadcast

Arrivals

13R

Departures

13R

D-ATIS reports runway 13L and 31R closed.

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

Show the D-ATIS text

HOU ATIS INFO D 0153Z. 15007KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3003 (THREE ZERO ZERO THREE) RMK AO2 SLP174 T02780228. ILS APPROACH RY 13R APPROACH IN USE. LNDG AND DEPG RWY 13R. GROUND CONTROL COMBINED WITH TOW ER ON118.7. NOTAMS... RUNWAY 13L, 31R, 22, 4 CLOSED. TAXIWAY B, H 2, K 1, K 2, TWY D BTWN TWY Z AND TWY M CLSD. TWY J BTWN RWY 4 AND TWY K CLSD. TWY K BTWN RWY 22 AND R CLSD. TWY Y BTWN Y HAMMER HEAD AND RWY 22 CLOSED. RWY 31L RIGHT SIDE OF APPROACH END REILS OTS, 13R PAPI OTS. CRANE .25 WEST OF TOWER AOB 160FT. CRANE 3 EAST AOB 120. BIRD ACTIVITY VICINITY HOU ARPT. READBACK ALL RWY HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS. ALL ACFT TAXI WITH TRANSPONDER ON. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO D.

Current wind on Runway 13L/31R

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 7 kt

METAR 0153Z (8:53 PM CDT)

Runway 13L

FAVORED BY WIND

Headwind: 7 kt
Crosswind: 1 ktfrom right

Runway 31R

Tailwind: 7 kt
Crosswind: 1 ktfrom left

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 KHOU 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	22 and 13Ractive · tower TFDM stated by the tower (TFDM)	stated	140° at 7 kt
+1 h0332Z · 10:32 PM CDT	13R calm wind: the end this airport most often used in calm wind	Low55%	VRB at 4 kt
+2 h0432Z · 11:32 PM CDT	13R calm wind: the end this airport most often used in calm wind	Low55%	VRB at 4 kt
+3 h0532Z · 12:32 AM CDT	13R calm wind: the end this airport most often used in calm wind	Low55%	VRB at 4 kt
+6 h0832Z · 3:32 AM CDT	13R calm wind: the end this airport most often used in calm wind	Low55%	VRB at 4 kt
+12 h1432Z · 9:32 AM CDT	13R calm wind: the end this airport most often used in calm wind	Low55%	VRB 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–0445Z13 arrivals · 6 departures expected at KHOU

13Rarr 13 dep 022arr 0 dep 613Larr 0 dep 031Rarr 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 KHOU (tower TFDM)as of 0219Z

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 → KATL · since 07/09 1315Z · until further notice — approval request — departures need a release time
APREQ → KAUS · since 07/09 1317Z · until further notice — approval request — departures need a release time

Restrictions on departures from KHOUtoward 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 13L/31R overview

Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.

Length: 5,148 ft
Width: 100 ft
Surface: Concrete
Runway lights: Lighted
Airport elevation: 46 ft
FAA record status: Open

Runway 13L

True heading: 134°
Magnetic (approx.): ≈ 132°
FAA record: Open

Runway 31R

True heading: 314°
Magnetic (approx.): ≈ 312°
FAA record: Open

Runway 13L/31R 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 1.7°E (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 KHOU — 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 720 hours of stated runway configuration at KHOU (30.0 days, 1 configuration change). Shares are the fraction of those hours in which the tower's TFDM system listed each end.

Runway 13L

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

Runway 31R

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

Recorded arrival share of runway 13L and 31R by wind direction at the time of each D-ATIS configuration
Wind from	Hours	13L arrivals	31R arrivals	13L departures	31R departures
Calm / light (< 5 kt)	720	0%	0%	0%	0%

night (240 h)

13L arr 0% · 31R arr 0%

morning (180 h)

13L arr 0% · 31R arr 0%

afternoon (180 h)

13L arr 0% · 31R arr 0%

evening (120 h)

13L arr 0% · 31R 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 13L/31R

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

From 175,294 hourly observations at KHOU (2005–2025), 149,963 with a steady wind direction (14.5% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.

Crosswind on runway 13L/31R (either end)

Mean crosswind

4.8 kt

median 4.1 kt

90th / 95th percentile

9.4 / 11.2 kt

max 107.7 kt

Above 10 kt

7.7%

> 15 kt: 0.9% · > 20 kt: 0.1%

Gust crosswind > 15 kt

4.2%

90th pct gust 10.9 kt

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

Runway 13L

Headwind

68.5%

of wind hours

Tailwind > 5 kt

14.2%

> 10 kt: 4.7%

Wind-favored end

21.1%

most headwind of all runways

Runway 31R

Headwind

31.5%

of wind hours

Tailwind > 5 kt

33.6%

> 10 kt: 7.6%

Wind-favored end

6.8%

most headwind of all runways

“Wind-favored” counts the hours this end had the most headwind of every open runway at KHOU — 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 13L and 31R by wind sector, 2005–2025
Wind from	Share of wind hours	13L favored	31R favored	Mean crosswind	Crosswind > 15 kt
N 338–023°	14%	0%	20.1%	6.6 kt	1.7%
NE 023–068°	9%	0%	0%	7.8 kt	3.3%
E 068–113°	13%	34%	0%	4.6 kt	0.2%
SE 113–158°	18%	50%	0%	1.4 kt	0%
S 158–203°	29%	26.3%	0%	5.3 kt	0.5%
SW 203–248°	7%	0%	0%	6.6 kt	1.9%
W 248–293°	4%	0%	27.7%	4.6 kt	0.4%
NW 293–338°	5%	0%	50%	1.7 kt	0%

By time of day (airport-local)

morning

13L favored 16.8% · 31R 7.3%

mean crosswind 5.3 kt · calm 14.5%

afternoon

13L favored 22.9% · 31R 7.5%

mean crosswind 5.5 kt · calm 8.6%

evening

13L favored 27.5% · 31R 5.2%

mean crosswind 4.2 kt · calm 6.9%

night

13L favored 19.1% · 31R 6.6%

mean crosswind 4.1 kt · calm 22.6%

Seasonal runway conditions

Monthly wind and weather statistics for runway 13L/31R at KHOU, 2005–2025
Month	Prevailing	Mean wind	Gusty	Mean xw	xw > 10	xw > 15	xw > 20	13L tail > 5	31R tail > 5	IFR	TS	Fog
Jan	N	7.8 kt	14%	5.4 kt	10.7%	1.1%	0.1%	26.8%	23.6%	13.2%	0.6%	11.4%
Feb	S	8.3 kt	16.7%	5.5 kt	12.3%	1.5%	0.1%	24.7%	31.1%	17.6%	0.33%	13.3%
Mar	S	8.2 kt	19.6%	4.9 kt	8.8%	1.1%	0%	16.5%	42.6%	11.7%	0.71%	9.1%
Apr	S	8.4 kt	23.3%	4.8 kt	8.2%	0.8%	0.1%	14.2%	48.8%	7.1%	1.34%	6.3%
May	S	7.7 kt	17.8%	4.4 kt	5.3%	0.5%	0%	8.1%	50.7%	2.2%	2.27%	2.7%
Jun	S	6.3 kt	10.7%	4.4 kt	5.2%	0.3%	0%	3.3%	41.6%	0.6%	2.4%	1.3%
Jul	S	5.6 kt	6.2%	4.6 kt	4.7%	0.4%	0.1%	2.9%	29.9%	0.6%	2.67%	1.5%
Aug	S	5.3 kt	6.1%	4.4 kt	4.3%	0.6%	0.2%	4.4%	27.8%	0.7%	2.62%	1%
Sep	SE	5.6 kt	6.7%	4.6 kt	6.4%	0.9%	0.2%	9.4%	23.7%	1.8%	1.49%	2.2%
Oct	SE	6.3 kt	10.2%	4.5 kt	6.2%	0.6%	0%	15.4%	27.1%	3%	0.78%	3.4%
Nov	N	6.9 kt	11%	4.9 kt	9%	0.9%	0%	18.8%	26.3%	7.9%	0.38%	8%
Dec	N	7.5 kt	12.2%	5.2 kt	10.2%	1.5%	0.1%	22.8%	27.3%	15.7%	0.5%	12.9%

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 13L/31R closure history

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

D-ATIS broadcasts recorded since Jun 9, 2026 declared runway 13L closed on 2 days and runway 31R closed on 2 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 13L/31R

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

Runway 13L

No straight-in instrument approach published to this end.

Runway 31R

No straight-in instrument approach published to this end.

25 departure procedures · 20 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 (KHOU 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 13 min ago; climatology through 2025-12-31.

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Crosswind (kt)	Share of wind hours
0–5	61.1%
5–10	31.2%
10–15	6.8%
15–20	0.8%
20–25	0.1%
25+	0%