KJFK Runway 13L/31R — John F. Kennedy International Airport

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

10,000 × 200 ft pem · true headings 121° / 301° · field elevation 13 ft

Runway 13L/31R at John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) in New York, NY is 10,000 ft long and 200 ft wide, pem, with true headings 121° and 301°. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 13L the headwind 43.6% of the time and runway 31R 56.4%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 3.8% of wind hours. KJFK 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

NO CLOSURE REPORTED

The current D-ATIS names no closure, restriction or outage for this runway. Runway NOTAMs are not monitored yet — verify before flight.

Sources: FAA runway record (OurAirports) · D-ATIS · D-ATIS 2051Z (4:51 PM EDT). Runway NOTAM monitoring (closures, lighting, navaid outages) is scheduled for the next phase; until then this card reflects only the FAA runway record and the airport's own D-ATIS.

Current active runways at KJFK

As stated by the airport's D-ATIS — the facility's own broadcast, not an estimate.

Information Victor · 2051Z (4:51 PM EDT)

Arrivals

04R04L

Departures

04L

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

Show the D-ATIS text

JFK ATIS INFO V 2051Z. 03011KT 10SM FEW060 FEW090 SCT250 27/13 A3005 (THREE ZERO ZERO FIVE) RMK AO2 SLP174 T02720133 55002. APPROACH IN USE ILS RY 4R, ILS RY 4L. DEPG RY 4L. RWY 13R, 31L CLSD. TWY F TURNOFF CLSD. NUM CRANES OPERATING AT JFK. BIRD ACTIVITY VICINITY ARPT. READBACK ALL RWY ASSIGNMENTS AND HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO V.

Current wind on Runway 13L/31R

Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 11 kt

METAR 2051Z (4:51 PM EDT)

Runway 13L

Tailwind: 2 kt
Crosswind: 11 ktfrom left

Runway 31R

FAVORED BY WIND

Headwind: 2 kt
Crosswind: 11 ktfrom right

Wind-favored runway at KJFK right now: 04L (11 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 KJFK is likely to be in use over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.

Time	Likely runway	Confidence	Wind
Now2108Z · 5:08 PM EDT	04R and 04Lactive · D-ATIS stated by D-ATIS	stated	020° at 11 kt
+1 h2208Z · 6:08 PM EDT	04Lthen 04R	Low50%	360° at 12 kt
+2 h2308Z · 7:08 PM EDT	04Lthen 04R	Low47%	360° at 12 kt
+3 h0008Z · 8:08 PM EDT	04Lthen 04R	Low44%	360° at 12 kt
+6 h0308Z · 11:08 PM EDT	04Lthen 04R	Low35%	010° at 12 kt
+12 h0908Z · 5:08 AM EDT	04Lthen 04R	Low20%	010° at 12 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 2001Z (4:01 PM EDT).

Runway 13L/31R overview

Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.

Length: 10,000 ft
Width: 200 ft
Surface: Partially concrete/asphalt
Runway lights: Lighted
Airport elevation: 13 ft
FAA record status: Open

Runway 13L

True heading: 121°
Magnetic (approx.): ≈ 134°
FAA record: Open

Runway 31R

True heading: 301°
Magnetic (approx.): ≈ 314°
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 12.6°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 KJFK — last 30 days

How often the D-ATIS named each end for arrivals and departures (the facility's own statement).

ATIS Alerts records every change of KJFK's D-ATIS and turns it into a log of which runways the facility named for arrivals and departures. Recording started Sep 18, 2026 — 4 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 13L/31R

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

From 175,302 hourly observations at KJFK (2005–2025), 166,939 with a steady wind direction (4.8% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.

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

Mean crosswind

6.5 kt

median 5.9 kt

90th / 95th percentile

12.1 / 14.3 kt

max 39 kt

Above 10 kt

18.6%

> 15 kt: 3.8% · > 20 kt: 0.5%

Gust crosswind > 15 kt

90th pct gust 13.4 kt

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

Runway 13L

Headwind

43.6%

of wind hours

Tailwind > 5 kt

34.2%

> 10 kt: 17.9%

Wind-favored end

7.3%

most headwind of all runways

Runway 31R

Headwind

56.4%

of wind hours

Tailwind > 5 kt

18.4%

> 10 kt: 4.5%

Wind-favored end

14.8%

most headwind of all runways

“Wind-favored” counts the hours this end had the most headwind of every open runway at KJFK — 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%	10.2%	7.9 kt	4.3%
NE 023–068°	9%	0%	0%	8.4 kt	7.9%
E 068–113°	8%	40.1%	0%	4.2 kt	0.9%
SE 113–158°	6%	50%	0%	2.3 kt	0.1%
S 158–203°	20%	5.1%	0%	8.8 kt	8.1%
SW 203–248°	13%	0%	0%	8.3 kt	4.2%
W 248–293°	15%	0%	39.8%	5.8 kt	1.4%
NW 293–338°	15%	0%	50%	3.2 kt	0%

By time of day (airport-local)

morning

13L favored 5.9% · 31R 15.4%

mean crosswind 6.5 kt · calm 5.5%

afternoon

13L favored 9.3% · 31R 13.8%

mean crosswind 7.4 kt · calm 2.5%

evening

13L favored 9.7% · 31R 13.9%

mean crosswind 6.6 kt · calm 3.4%

night

13L favored 5.6% · 31R 15.6%

mean crosswind 5.8 kt · calm 6.7%

Seasonal runway conditions

Monthly wind and weather statistics for runway 13L/31R at KJFK, 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	W	11.1 kt	22.4%	6.4 kt	17.6%	4.3%	0.8%	55.3%	7.8%	9.8%	0.04%	9.7%
Feb	NW	11.2 kt	22.3%	6.5 kt	18.8%	4.5%	0.8%	49.9%	11.2%	10.6%	0.01%	11.6%
Mar	NW	11.5 kt	25.7%	6.7 kt	20.7%	5%	0.8%	44.5%	19.3%	10%	0.07%	10.2%
Apr	S	10.8 kt	22.9%	6.7 kt	21.2%	5%	0.8%	33.9%	27.3%	10.7%	0.26%	10.6%
May	S	9.1 kt	13.2%	6.2 kt	17.5%	3.5%	0.3%	21.4%	28.3%	14.1%	0.42%	12.4%
Jun	S	8.8 kt	10.5%	6.3 kt	16.8%	2.4%	0.1%	21.1%	25.5%	9.2%	0.88%	8%
Jul	S	8.5 kt	7.2%	6.8 kt	19.8%	3%	0.1%	16.9%	23.1%	4.8%	1.46%	4.4%
Aug	S	8.3 kt	7.8%	6.3 kt	16%	2%	0.2%	19.1%	21.9%	3.1%	0.97%	2.9%
Sep	S	8.5 kt	10.3%	6.6 kt	18.1%	2.7%	0.3%	19.7%	21.4%	6.4%	0.31%	5.4%
Oct	W	9.7 kt	16%	6.9 kt	21.9%	5.3%	0.7%	32.9%	15.3%	7.5%	0.2%	7.6%
Nov	W	10.2 kt	18.3%	6.4 kt	17.4%	3.8%	0.6%	44.8%	9.9%	5.5%	0.01%	6.4%
Dec	W	10.7 kt	20.2%	6.3 kt	17.1%	3.7%	0.8%	50.7%	9.8%	11.6%	0.01%	12.3%

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 Sep 18, 2026 declared runway 13L closed on 0 days and runway 31R 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 13L/31R

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

Runway 13L

Runway 31R

ILSILS OR LOC RWY 31R ↗precision
RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS) RWY 31R ↗

Circling / other approaches at KJFK

RNAV (GPS)COPTER RNAV (GPS) 027 ↗

5 departure procedures · 4 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

Active runwaysare read from the airport's D-ATIS text (community relay of the FAA broadcast) with an open, tested parser; the broadcast text is always shown. Every change is recorded, so “recorded use” is what the facility stated, never an inference.
Wind components use the current METAR (aviationweather.gov) against TRUE runway headings from the OurAirports/FAA runway record.
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; climatology through 2025-12-31.

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Crosswind (kt)	Share of wind hours
0–5	41.2%
5–10	40.2%
10–15	14.8%
15–20	3.2%
20–25	0.4%
25+	0.1%