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KIAD Runway 01R/19L — Washington Dulles International Airport

11,500 × 150 ft concrete · true headings 001° / 181° · field elevation 312 ft

Runway 01R/19L at Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD) in Dulles, VA is 11,500 ft long and 150 ft wide, concrete, with true headings 001° and 181°. The FAA record lists ILS/DME (CAT IIIB) and ALSF-2 approach lights on runway 01R. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 01R the headwind 53.5% of the time and runway 19L 46.5%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 2.2% of wind hours. KIAD publishes its tower configuration on FAA SWIM, so this page shows the runway the tower is actually using right now, today's configuration changes, and a growing record of how often each end is assigned.

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Runway 01R/19L — 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 11/021: IAD NAV ILS RWY 19L U/S
  • NOTAM 11/020: !IAD 11/020 IAD NAV ILS RWY 19L DECOMMISSIONED 2611031300-2611031630
  • NOTAM 11/019: !IAD 11/019 IAD NAV ILS RWY 01R U/S 2611031300-2611031630
  • NOTAM 11/024: !IAD 11/024 IAD NAV ILS RWY 19L U/S 2611031300-2611031630

Sources: Published FAA baseline (OurAirports/NASR record) · FAA NOTAMs · Tower TFDM configuration (FAA SWIM) · D-ATIS · Tower TFDM 1353Z (8:53 AM EST) · D-ATIS 1352Z (8:52 AM EST). 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 01R/19L

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.

Navaid / approach equipment · 4
  • 11/021 · INTL11/03 1330Z (8:30 AM EST) → 11/03 1630Z (11:30 AM EST)
    IAD NAV ILS RWY 19L U/S
  • 11/020 · DOM11/03 1300Z (8:00 AM EST) → 11/03 1630Z (11:30 AM EST)
    !IAD 11/020 IAD NAV ILS RWY 19L DECOMMISSIONED 2611031300-2611031630
  • 11/019 · DOM11/03 1300Z (8:00 AM EST) → 11/03 1630Z (11:30 AM EST)
    !IAD 11/019 IAD NAV ILS RWY 01R U/S 2611031300-2611031630
  • 11/024 · DOM11/03 1300Z (8:00 AM EST) → 11/03 1630Z (11:30 AM EST)
    !IAD 11/024 IAD NAV ILS RWY 19L U/S 2611031300-2611031630
Instrument procedure (FDC) · 3
  • 6/4328 · FDC11/02 1100Z (6:00 AM EST) → 11/20 2336Z (6:36 PM EST)
    !FDC 6/4328 IAD IAP WASHINGTON DULLES INTL, WASHINGTON, DC. ILS OR LOC RWY 1C, AMDT 3B... ILS OR LOC RWY 1L, AMDT 2A... ILS OR LOC RWY 1R, AMDT 25A... ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 12, AMDT 9E... RNAV (GPS) RWY 12, AMDT 1F... RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 19L, AMDT 3A... RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 1C, AMDT 2A... RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 1L, AMDT 1A... RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 1R, AMDT 2A... RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 30, ORIG... CIRCLING CAT C MDA 960/HAA 648. TEMPORARY CRANE, 649 MSL, 4.00 NM NORTH OF KIAD AIRPORT (2025-AEA-6085-OE). 2611021100-2611202336EST
  • 6/3284 · FDC10/28 1735Z (1:35 PM EDT) → 01/21 0901Z (4:01 AM EST)
    !FDC 6/3284 IAD STAR WASHINGTON DULLES INTL, WASHINGTON, DC. WAYNZ TWO ARRIVAL (RNAV)... DISREGARD NOTE: LANDING NORTH USE RWY 1C/R TRANSITION, LANDING SOUTH USE RWY 19L/C/R TRANSITION, EXPECT RWY ASSIGNMENT 10 NM PRIOR TO DAFIX. 2610281735-2701210901
  • 6/2868 · INTL09/14 1519Z (11:19 AM EDT) → 09/14 1519Z (11:19 AM EDT)
    IAP WASHINGTON DULLES INTL, WASHINGTON, DC. ILS OR LOC RWY 1R, AMDT 25A... ILS RWY 01R (CAT II - III), AMDT 25A... PROCEDURE NA EXCEPT FOR ACFT EQUIPPED WITH SUITABLE RNAV SYSTEM WITH GPS. EMI VOR R-179 RESTRICTED.
Other · 1
  • 11/001 · DOM11/01 1539Z (10:39 AM EST) → 11/30 0459Z (11:59 PM EST)
    !IAD 11/001 IAD RWY 01R/19L CL MARKINGS OBSC 2611011539-2611300459
Runway visual rangeSTDDS 1358Z (8:58 AM EST)
01R TDZ 6000+ ↑ · MID 6000+ ↑ · RO 6000+ ↑ · lights edge 0 / CL 0
19L TDZ 6000+ ↑ · MID 6000+ ↑ · RO 6000+ ↑ · lights edge 0 / CL 0

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. Not an FAA product; verify with the current METAR and ATIS.

Current active runways at KIAD

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

Information Alfa · 1352Z (8:52 AM EST)
Tower configuration (TFDM)
“02.S.LITE_ARR_DEP_30” · updated recently
Arrivals
19C19L19R
Departures
30

Airport rates: 72 arrivals / 48 departures per hour. In effect since 2026-11-02 2331Z (6:32 PM EST).

Flow: South flow— the compass direction of the stated arrival ends

Runway 01R/19L in this configuration: 19L — ARRIVALS

D-ATIS broadcast
Arrivals
19R19L
Departures
30

This D-ATIS configuration has been stated since 1352Z (8:52 AM EST).

Show the D-ATIS text
IAD ATIS INFO A 1352Z. 21007KT 10SM FEW120 FEW170 SCT250 13/09 A3032 (THREE ZERO THREE TWO). ILS/VA APCH RWY 19R, VA APCH RWY 19L. DEPG RWY 30. ACFT SHALL CROSS & EXIT RWY ASAP. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. RWY 1C/19C CLSD. TWY W2 CLSD, TWY Q CLSD BTN TWY, Y AND TWY T, TWY Y CLSD BTN TWY, F AND TWY Y11, TWY Z CLSD BTN TWY, Y2 AND TWY Z3. RWY 19R DME OTS. BIRD ACTIVITY VICINITY ARPT. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO A.

Current wind on Runway 01R/19L

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 kt

METAR 1352Z (8:52 AM EST)
Runway 01R
Tailwind
7 kt
Crosswind
2 ktfrom left
Runway 19L
ACTIVEFAVORED BY WIND
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind
2 ktfrom right
01C19C01L19R123001R19LN200°/7 kt
  • arrivals
  • departures
  • LAHSO hold-short
  • closed

Layout from FAA NASR runway-end coordinates; the selected runway is highlighted and the ends the tower TFDM states in use are marked at their own threshold. Not for navigation. Official FAA diagram ↗

Wind-favored runway at KIAD right now: 19C (7 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.

Today's runway configuration at KIAD

Meaningful configuration changes recorded from the tower's TFDM feed — the facility's own statements, not estimates.

Nov 3, 2026 (airport-local day): 0 configuration changes since local midnight, from the tower's TFDM configuration ATIS Alerts recorded. A change is a different arrival or departure set; a new ATIS letter with the same runways is folded into the row it belongs to. The history section below counts the same way over rolling windows.

  1. 05:08Z12:08 AM EST(in effect since before the day began)
    9.0 h · current
    Arrivals
    19C19L19R
    Departures
    30
    South flowIn effect at the start of the day

Runway 01R/19L outlook

Where runway 01R/19L stands now and which runway at KIAD is likely over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.

Time · runway 01R/19L · airport-wide outlook · confidence · forecast wind · why

  1. Now1408Z · 9:08 AM EST·01R/19L: 19L in use·Current airport configuration (tower TFDM): arrivals 19C · 19L · 19R · departures 30·stated·wind 200° at 7 kt
  2. +1 h1508Z · 10:08 AM EST·01R/19L: not favored·airport-wide likely 30·Low 55%·wind calm·Why TAF wind 000° at 0 kt: below 5 kt, wind does not decide the runway.|In recorded use, 30 is the end this airport most often named for arrivals in calm wind (tower TFDM).|That would be a change from the current 19C, 19L and 19R configuration.|Runways 01C and 19C are excluded: stated closed.
  3. +2 h1608Z · 11:08 AM EST·01R/19L: not favored·airport-wide likely 30·Low 55%·wind calm·Why TAF wind 000° at 0 kt: below 5 kt, wind does not decide the runway.|In recorded use, 30 is the end this airport most often named for arrivals in calm wind (tower TFDM).|That would be a change from the current 19C, 19L and 19R configuration.|Runways 01C and 19C are excluded: stated closed.
  4. +3 h1708Z · 12:08 PM EST·01R/19L: not favored·airport-wide likely 30·Low 55%·wind calm·Why TAF wind 000° at 0 kt: below 5 kt, wind does not decide the runway.|In recorded use, 30 is the end this airport most often named for arrivals in calm wind (tower TFDM).|That would be a change from the current 19C, 19L and 19R configuration.|Runways 01C and 19C are excluded: stated closed.
  5. +6 h2008Z · 3:08 PM EST·01R/19L: 19L likely·airport-wide likely 19L then 19R·South flow·7 kt headwind, 1 kt crosswind·Low 35%·wind 170° at 7 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 170° at 7 kt favors south-facing runway ends: 7 kt headwind and 1 kt crosswind on 19L versus 7 kt headwind on 19R.|The airport is already using 19C, 19L and 19R (stated by the tower (TFDM)), so no change is needed.|Runways 01C and 19C are excluded: stated closed.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+6 h).
  6. +12 h0208Z · 9:08 PM EST·01R/19L: 19L likely·airport-wide likely 19L then 19R·South flow·7 kt headwind, 1 kt crosswind·Low 20%·wind 170° at 7 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 170° at 7 kt favors south-facing runway ends: 7 kt headwind and 1 kt crosswind on 19L versus 7 kt headwind on 19R.|The airport is already using 19C, 19L and 19R (stated by the tower (TFDM)), so no change is needed.|Runways 01C and 19C are excluded: stated closed.|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; recorded tower use since Sep 18, 2026 (720 h) is an input wherever a wind sector has 24 h on record. 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 1120Z (6:20 AM EST).

Tower demand plan (TFDM) · 1400Z–1615Z42 arrivals · 30 departures expected at KIAD
30arr 0 dep 3019Larr 19 dep 019Carr 14 dep 019Rarr 8 dep 001Rarr 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 KIAD (tower TFDM)as of 1353Z
  • APREQ → KTTN (2 programs) · since 11/02 1054Z · until further notice · by ZNY — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KILG (2 programs) · since 11/02 1054Z · until further notice · by ZNY — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KATL (2 programs) · since 11/02 1846Z · until further notice · by ZTL — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KPNE · since 11/02 1054Z · until further notice · by ZNY — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KSDF · since 11/03 0335Z · until further notice · by ZTL — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KIAH · since 11/03 1014Z · until further notice · by ZDC — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KJFK · since 11/03 1016Z · until further notice · by ZDC — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KFLL · since 11/03 1016Z · until further notice · by ZDC — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KMIA · since 11/03 1016Z · until further notice · by ZDC — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KEWR · since 11/03 1016Z · until further notice · by ZDC — approval request — departures need a release time

+5 more restriction groups not shown.

Restrictions on departures from KIADtoward 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 01R/19L equipment and lighting

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

Runway 01R
Approach lighting
ALSF-2
Visual glide slope
PAPI (4-box, right side)
Runway edge lighting
HIRL (high intensity)
Centerline lighting
Available
Touchdown zone lighting
Available
REIL
Not available
ILS
ILS/DMEOUT OF SERVICE
I-IAD · 110.1 MHz · CAT IIIB
NOTAM 11/019 · out of service until 11/03 1630Z (11:30 AM EST)
!IAD 11/019 IAD NAV ILS RWY 01R U/S 2611031300-2611031630
NOTAM 6/2868 · degraded until 09/14 1519Z (11:19 AM EDT)
IAP WASHINGTON DULLES INTL, WASHINGTON, DC. ILS OR LOC RWY 1R, AMDT 25A... ILS RWY 01R (CAT II - III), AMDT 25A... PROCEDURE NA EXCEPT FOR ACFT EQUIPPED WITH SUITABLE RNAV SYSTEM WITH GPS. EMI VOR R-179 RESTRICTED.
Localizer
AvailableOUT OF SERVICE
NOTAM 11/019 · out of service until 11/03 1630Z (11:30 AM EST)
!IAD 11/019 IAD NAV ILS RWY 01R U/S 2611031300-2611031630
NOTAM 6/2868 · degraded until 09/14 1519Z (11:19 AM EDT)
IAP WASHINGTON DULLES INTL, WASHINGTON, DC. ILS OR LOC RWY 1R, AMDT 25A... ILS RWY 01R (CAT II - III), AMDT 25A... PROCEDURE NA EXCEPT FOR ACFT EQUIPPED WITH SUITABLE RNAV SYSTEM WITH GPS. EMI VOR R-179 RESTRICTED.
Glideslope
AvailableOUT OF SERVICE
3°
NOTAM 11/019 · out of service until 11/03 1630Z (11:30 AM EST)
!IAD 11/019 IAD NAV ILS RWY 01R U/S 2611031300-2611031630
DME
AvailableOUT OF SERVICE
channel 38X
NOTAM 11/019 · out of service until 11/03 1630Z (11:30 AM EST)
!IAD 11/019 IAD NAV ILS RWY 01R U/S 2611031300-2611031630
Marker beacons
Not available
RVR
touchdown, midpoint, rollout
Runway markings
Precision instrument
condition good
Arresting system
Not available
Runway 19L
Approach lighting
ALSF-2
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/DMEOUT OF SERVICE
I-SGC · 110.1 MHz · CAT I
NOTAM 11/021 · out of service until 11/03 1630Z (11:30 AM EST)
IAD NAV ILS RWY 19L U/S
NOTAM 11/024 · out of service until 11/03 1630Z (11:30 AM EST)
!IAD 11/024 IAD NAV ILS RWY 19L U/S 2611031300-2611031630
Localizer
AvailableOUT OF SERVICE
NOTAM 11/021 · out of service until 11/03 1630Z (11:30 AM EST)
IAD NAV ILS RWY 19L U/S
NOTAM 11/024 · out of service until 11/03 1630Z (11:30 AM EST)
!IAD 11/024 IAD NAV ILS RWY 19L U/S 2611031300-2611031630
Glideslope
AvailableOUT OF SERVICE
3°
NOTAM 11/021 · out of service until 11/03 1630Z (11:30 AM EST)
IAD NAV ILS RWY 19L U/S
NOTAM 11/024 · out of service until 11/03 1630Z (11:30 AM EST)
!IAD 11/024 IAD NAV ILS RWY 19L U/S 2611031300-2611031630
DME
AvailableOUT OF SERVICE
channel 38X
NOTAM 11/021 · out of service until 11/03 1630Z (11:30 AM EST)
IAD NAV ILS RWY 19L U/S
NOTAM 11/024 · out of service until 11/03 1630Z (11:30 AM EST)
!IAD 11/024 IAD NAV ILS RWY 19L U/S 2611031300-2611031630
Marker beacons
Not available
RVR
touchdown, midpoint, 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 01R

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

Runway 19L

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

The current D-ATIS does not state LAHSO in effect. Source: FAA NASR cycle 2026-10-01; D-ATIS text read by ATIS Alerts.

Frequencies for runway 01R/19L

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

Frequencies serving runway 01R/19L at KIAD
ServiceFrequencyApplies to
Tower120.1Runway 01R/19L
Tower317.8Runway 01R/19L
Ground121.9Sector: EAST
Ground121.625Sector: WEST
Ground317.8Sector: EAST
Ground348.6Sector: WEST
Clearance delivery135.7Airport-wide
Clearance delivery317.8Airport-wide
D-ATIS134.85Airport-wide
Show all frequencies (9 more: approach and departure sectors, secondary and other)
Frequencies serving runway 01R/19L at KIAD
ServiceFrequencyApplies to
UNICOM122.95Airport-wide
Approach / departure120.45Sector: 241-330
Approach / departure125.05Sector: 300-010
Approach / departure126.1Sector: 331-090
Approach / departure126.65Sector: 190-300
Approach / departure128.525Sector: 091-240
Approach / departure306.925Sector: 091-330
Approach / departure338.25Sector: 331-090
Approach / departure350.2Airport-wide

Rows marked “Runway 01R/19L” are sectorized to this runway complex in the FAA record; “Airport-wide” rows serve every runway. Source: FAA NASR FRQ, cycle 2026-10-01. Verify on the current chart supplement before use.

Runway 01R/19L overview

Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.

Length
11,500 ft
Width
150 ft
Surface
Concrete · Good condition
Surface treatment
Grooved
Weight bearing (lb)
S 200k · D 250k · 2D 450k · 2D/2D2 875k
PCN
1005
Runway lights
Lighted
Airport elevation
312 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 01R
True heading
001°
Magnetic
011°
Published FAA baseline
Open
Threshold elevation
312 ft
TDZ elevation
312 ft
Displaced threshold
None on record
Threshold crossing height
72 ft
Visual glide path
3°
Traffic pattern
Left
Runway 19L
True heading
181°
Magnetic
191°
Published FAA baseline
Open
Threshold elevation
293 ft
TDZ elevation
302 ft
Displaced threshold
None on record
Threshold crossing height
75 ft
Visual glide path
3°
Traffic pattern
Left
Controlling obstruction
pole, 38 ft, 1,900 ft from threshold, 44:1 slope

Runway 01R/19L 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, 10.0°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.

Configuration history at KIAD

Observed runway usage: how often the tower's TFDM configuration listed each end, by window, flow, wind and time of day (the tower's own statement, via FAA SWIM).

tower TFDM runway history at KIAD
720 hours collected since Sep 18, 2026
  • 7-day analysis: Ready
  • 30-day analysis: Ready
  • 90-day analysis: Collecting · 30 / 90 days
  • 12-month analysis: Collecting · 30 / 365 days

Runway percentages are measured independently. Multiple runways can be active simultaneously, so totals may exceed 100%.

Last 24 hours
8 configuration changes · 5 distinct configurations · 24 h recorded
Most-used arrival ends at the airport
19R (87%) · 19C (75%) · 19L (68%)
Most-used departure ends
30 (100%) · 19L (24%) · 01L (4%)
Runway 01R
Arrivals3%
Departures0%
Runway 19L
Arrivals68%
Departures24%

Insufficient history for flow shares: 24 of the 48 hours of stated configuration needed have been recorded.

Last 7 days
50 configuration changes (≈ 7.1 per day) · 14 distinct configurations · 7 days recorded
Most-used arrival ends at the airport
01R (51%) · 01C (51%) · 01L (49%)
Most-used departure ends
30 (100%) · 01L (6%) · 19L (6%)
Runway 01R
Arrivals51%
Departures3%
Runway 19L
Arrivals38%
Departures6%
Flow
  • North flow54%(87 h)
  • South flow44%(72 h)
  • Mixed configuration2%(3 h)
Most common configurations
  • 47% · arrivals 01C · 01L · 01R · departures 30(North flow)
  • 38% · arrivals 19C · 19L · 19R · departures 30(South flow)
  • 4% · arrivals 19R · departures 19L · 30(South flow)
Last 30 days
146 configuration changes (≈ 4.9 per day) · 25 distinct configurations · 30 days recorded
Most-used arrival ends at the airport
19R (54%) · 19L (52%) · 01R (43%)
Most-used departure ends
30 (99%) · 01L (12%) · 01R (4%)
Runway 01R
Arrivals43%
Departures4%
Runway 19L
Arrivals52%
Departures2%
Flow
  • South flow54%(388 h)
  • North flow38%(270 h)
  • Mixed configuration8%(56 h)
Most common configurations
  • 41% · arrivals 19L · 19R · departures 30(South flow)
  • 28% · arrivals 01C · 01L · 01R · departures 30(North flow)
  • 11% · arrivals 19C · 19L · 19R · departures 30(South flow)
How the tower used runways by wind
Wind fromHours01R arrivals19L arrivals01R departures19L departures
Calm / light (< 5 kt)72043%52%4%2%
Use by time of day (airport-local)
night (240 h)
01R arr 43%19L arr 57%
morning (177 h)
01R arr 43%19L arr 49%
afternoon (181 h)
01R arr 42%19L arr 46%
evening (122 h)
01R arr 44%19L arr 55%
0003060912151821

Bars: share of each local hour in which an end of this runway was named for arrivals. Patterns are described, not explained.

Observed runway usage — 720 hours of tower TFDM runway configuration history collected · 25 distinct configurations observed · through Nov 3, 2026. Shares are the fraction of recorded hours in which the tower's TFDM configuration listed each end. Wind sectors use the wind reported when each configuration began. Nothing here is inferred from wind; the wind-favored analysis for KIAD is a separate module. 90-day, 12-month and seasonal views appear once the record is long enough.

Historical wind and crosswind on runway 01R/19L

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

From 174,937 hourly observations at KIAD (2005–2025), 135,154 with a steady wind direction (22.7% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.

Crosswind on runway 01R/19L (either end)

Mean crosswind
4.2 kt
median 3.1 kt
90th / 95th percentile
9.2 / 12.1 kt
max 55 kt
Above 10 kt
8.3%
> 15 kt: 2.2% · > 20 kt: 0.5%
Gust crosswind > 15 kt
7.6%
90th pct gust 12.5 kt
0%41%82%71%0–5 kt21%5–10 kt6.1%10–15 kt1.7%15–20 kt0.4%20–25 kt0.1%25+ kt
Share of wind hours by crosswind band on runway 01R/19L at KIAD, 2005–2025
Crosswind (kt)Share of wind hours
0–571%
5–1020.7%
10–156.1%
15–201.7%
20–250.4%
25+0.1%

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

Runway 01R

Headwind
53.5%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
20.6%
> 10 kt: 3.7%
Most wind-favored end
12.6%
of steady-wind hours, 01R had the most headwind of every end at KIAD

Runway 19L

Headwind
46.5%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
27.7%
> 10 kt: 6.7%
Most wind-favored end
11.2%
of steady-wind hours, 19L had the most headwind of every end at KIAD

“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 KIAD. 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 01R and 19L by wind sector, 2005–2025
Wind fromShare of wind hours01R favored19L favoredMean crosswindCrosswind > 15 kt
N 338–023°15%47.3%0%1.7 kt0%
NE 023–068°5%2.2%0%4 kt0.1%
E 068–113°6%0%0%5.8 kt0.5%
SE 113–158°8%0%34.8%3.8 kt0%
S 158–203°25%0%32.5%1.4 kt0%
SW 203–248°7%0%3.4%4.1 kt0.1%
W 248–293°10%0%0%8.2 kt10.4%
NW 293–338°24%23.2%0%6.8 kt4.9%

By time of day (airport-local)

morning
01R favored 14.7% · 19L 8.5%
mean crosswind 4.2 kt · calm 22.8%
afternoon
01R favored 11.7% · 19L 10.2%
mean crosswind 5.2 kt · calm 14.4%
evening
01R favored 10.3% · 19L 14.8%
mean crosswind 3.9 kt · calm 16.5%
night
01R favored 13% · 19L 12.3%
mean crosswind 3.3 kt · calm 32.1%

Seasonal runway conditions

036JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean crosswind on runway 01R/19L at KIAD by month, 2005–2025
MonthMean crosswind (kt)
Jan4.9 kt
Feb5.0 kt
Mar5.0 kt
Apr4.8 kt
May3.9 kt
Jun3.7 kt
Jul3.2 kt
Aug3.3 kt
Sep3.3 kt
Oct3.8 kt
Nov4.3 kt
Dec4.4 kt
Monthly wind and weather statistics for runway 01R/19L at KIAD, 2005–2025
MonthPrevailingMean windGustyMean xwxw > 10xw > 15xw > 2001R tail > 519L tail > 5IFRTSFog
JanNW7 kt17.8%4.9 kt14.3%4.1%0.8%18.9%36.7%10.8%0.01%11.7%
FebNW7.3 kt19%5 kt14.4%5.5%1.6%20.9%35.3%10.8%0.05%11.2%
MarNW7.7 kt22.1%5 kt13.4%4.3%1%22.1%37%9.1%0.06%9.6%
AprS7.2 kt21.1%4.8 kt12%3.1%0.7%24.4%29.4%7.1%0.36%7.5%
MayS5.8 kt11.5%3.9 kt5.6%0.9%0.1%21.8%21.3%8.7%1%8.9%
JunS5.5 kt9.5%3.7 kt4.1%0.5%0.1%23.5%19.6%5.4%1.58%6.6%
JulS4.8 kt6.2%3.2 kt1.8%0.1%0%23.4%15.2%2.7%1.67%4.6%
AugS4.7 kt5.9%3.3 kt2.1%0.2%0%19.6%17.5%3.6%1.52%5.2%
SepS5.1 kt6.8%3.3 kt2.1%0.1%0%16.5%25.6%6.9%0.58%7.9%
OctS5.6 kt12%3.8 kt6.6%1.6%0.3%19.9%28.8%7.8%0.08%9.3%
NovNW6.1 kt13.9%4.3 kt10.3%2.4%0.4%17.9%33.2%6.5%0.01%8.3%
DecNW6 kt13.4%4.4 kt11.4%3.5%0.7%18%30.3%12.5%0.02%13.5%

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 01R/19L closure history

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

D-ATIS observed · since tracking began Sep 18, 2026 · coverage 30 / 30 days
  • 01R reported closed on 7 calendar days (19 broadcasts; first seen 2026-10-08 03:25Z, last seen 2026-10-29 14:50Z)
  • 19L reported closed on 7 calendar days (19 broadcasts; first seen 2026-10-08 03:25Z, last seen 2026-10-29 14:50Z)

Normalised status: closed on those days as stated in the broadcast text (shown verbatim in the live band above). History is incomplete until 30 days of coverage exist.

NOTAM observed · recorded since Sep 19, 2026 (no archive before that)
  • 10/287 · closure (full) · runway 01R/19Leffective 2026-10-29 14:10Z → 2026-10-29 14:50Z · first seen 2026-10-29 14:11Z · last seen 2026-10-29 14:11Z
    !IAD 10/287 IAD RWY 01R/19L CLSD 2610291410-2610291450
  • 10/273 · closure (full) · runway 01R/19Leffective 2026-10-29 09:30Z → 2026-10-29 10:00Z · first seen 2026-10-29 08:38Z · last seen 2026-10-29 08:38Z
    !IAD 10/273 IAD RWY 01R/19L CLSD 2610290930-2610291000
  • 10/252 · closure (full) · runway 01R/19Leffective 2026-10-28 03:00Z → 2026-10-28 09:30Z · first seen 2026-10-28 07:35Z · last seen 2026-10-28 07:35Z
    RWY 01R/19L CLSD
  • 10/252 · closure (full) · runway 01R/19Leffective 2026-10-28 03:00Z → 2026-10-28 09:30Z · first seen 2026-10-28 01:34Z · last seen 2026-10-28 07:34Z · cancelled 2026-10-28 07:34Z
    !IAD 10/252 IAD RWY 01R/19L CLSD 2610280300-2610280930
  • 10/253 · partial closure (partial) · runway 01Reffective 2026-10-28 03:00Z → 2026-10-28 09:30Z · first seen 2026-10-28 07:35Z · last seen 2026-10-28 07:35Z
    TWY J BTN TWY F AND APCH END RWY 01R, TWY K BTN TWY F AND TWY J CLSD
  • 10/249 · closure (full) · runway 01R/19Leffective 2026-10-27 14:13Z → 2026-10-27 14:30Z · first seen 2026-10-27 14:15Z · last seen 2026-10-27 14:16Z · cancelled 2026-10-27 14:17Z
    !IAD 10/249 IAD RWY 01R/19L CLSD 2610271413-2610271430
  • 10/244 · closure (full) · runway 01R/19Leffective 2026-10-27 03:00Z → 2026-10-27 07:30Z · first seen 2026-10-27 02:19Z · last seen 2026-10-27 02:21Z
    !IAD 10/244 IAD RWY 01R/19L CLSD 2610270300-2610270730
  • 10/180 · closure (full) · runway 01R/19Leffective 2026-10-21 13:34Z → 2026-10-21 15:30Z · first seen 2026-10-21 13:38Z · last seen 2026-10-21 14:02Z · cancelled 2026-10-21 14:02Z
    !IAD 10/180 IAD RWY 01R/19L CLSD 2610211334-2610211530
  • 10/180 · closure (full) · runway 01R/19Leffective 2026-10-21 13:34Z → 2026-10-21 15:30Z · first seen 2026-10-21 14:03Z · last seen 2026-10-21 14:03Z
    RWY 01R/19L CLSD
  • 09/344 · closure (full) · runway 01R/19Leffective 2026-09-30 03:00Z → 2026-09-30 10:00Z · first seen 2026-09-30 02:28Z · last seen 2026-09-30 07:54Z · cancelled 2026-09-30 07:54Z
    !IAD 09/344 IAD RWY 01R/19L CLSD 2609300300-2609301000
  • 09/329 · closure (full) · runway 01R/19Leffective 2026-09-29 03:00Z → 2026-09-29 10:00Z · first seen 2026-09-29 08:34Z · last seen 2026-09-29 08:34Z
    RWY 01R/19L CLSD
  • 09/329 · closure (full) · runway 01R/19Leffective 2026-09-29 03:00Z → 2026-09-29 10:00Z · first seen 2026-09-29 02:25Z · last seen 2026-09-29 08:33Z · cancelled 2026-09-29 08:33Z
    !IAD 09/329 IAD RWY 01R/19L CLSD 2609290300-2609291000
Published FAA baseline (NASR record)

Runway 01R/19L: 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 01R/19L

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

No pilot report in the last 6 hours names runway 01R/19L at KIAD explicitly. Reports near the airport that do not name a runway are on the airport page.

Instrument approaches to runway 01R/19L

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

11 departure procedures · 17 STARs · 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 (KIAD 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.
  • 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 KIAD 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 3 min ago; the tower TFDM feed last delivered 15 min ago; usage rollups every 3 h; climatology through 2025-12-31.

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Active runway - past 30 days

Share of stated hours each end was named for arrivals at KIAD. From the tower TFDM configuration, not wind. Shares are measured independently, so parallels active together can each read 100%.

  • 19R54%dep 0%
  • 19L52%dep 2%
  • 01R43%dep 4%
  • 01L32%dep 12%
  • 01C29%dep 0%
  • 19C11%dep 0%
  • 309%dep 99%
  • 120%dep 0%

30.0 days of stated configuration on record · 146 configuration changes · 25 distinct configurations.

KIAD airport diagram

Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.

Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗

⚠️ 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.