KJFK Runway 13R/31L — John F. Kennedy International Airport
14,511 × 200 ft pem · true headings 121° / 301° · field elevation 13 ft
Runway 13R/31L at John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) in New York, NY is 14,511 ft long and 200 ft wide, pem, with true headings 121° and 301°. The FAA record lists RLLS (runway lead-in lights) approach lights on runway 13R. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 13R the headwind 43.6% of the time and runway 31L 56.4%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 3.8% of wind hours. KJFK 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.
Runway 13R/31L — 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.
- NOTAM 10/537: !JFK 10/537 JFK RWY 31L PAPI U/S 2610291302-2612042359EST
- NOTAM 08/398: !JFK 08/398 JFK RWY 31L TKOF HOLD LGT U/S 2608241357-2612292359EST
Sources: Published FAA baseline (OurAirports/NASR record) · FAA NOTAMs · D-ATIS · D-ATIS 1051Z (5:51 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 13R/31L
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.
- 10/537 · DOM10/29 1302Z (9:02 AM EDT) → 12/04 2359Z (6:59 PM EST)
!JFK 10/537 JFK RWY 31L PAPI U/S 2610291302-2612042359EST
- 08/398 · DOM08/24 1357Z (9:57 AM EDT) → 12/29 2359Z (6:59 PM EST)
!JFK 08/398 JFK RWY 31L TKOF HOLD LGT U/S 2608241357-2612292359EST
- 6/4710 · INTL · scheduled11/03 1400Z (9:00 AM EST) → 11/03 2030Z (3:30 PM EST)
!FDC 6/4710 JFK SID JOHN F KENNEDY INTL, NEW YORK, NY. KENNEDY FIVE DEPARTURE... TAKEOFF RUNWAYS 31L/R: BREEZY POINT CLIMB AND CANARSIE CLIMB NA EXCEPT FOR ACFT EQUIPPED WITH SUITABLE RNAV SYSTEM WITH GPS, CRI VOR/DME OUT OF SERVICE. 2611031400-2611032030EST
- 10/446 · DOM10/27 0957Z (5:57 AM EDT) → 03/12 2300Z (6:00 PM EST)
!JFK 10/446 JFK TWY KE LGT BTN RWY 13R/31L AND TWY B U/S 2610270957-2703122300
- 09/438 · DOM09/29 1808Z (2:08 PM EDT) → 11/27 2300Z (6:00 PM EST)
!JFK 09/438 JFK TWY KE HLDG PSN SIGN NORTHEAST SIDE FOR RWY 13R/31L LGT U/S 2609291808-2611272300
- 10/351 · DOM10/21 1931Z (3:31 PM EDT) → 12/31 1800Z (1:00 PM EST)
!JFK 10/351 JFK RWY 13R/31L EDGE MARKINGS S SIDE AT TWY Z NOT STD INCORRECTLY PAINTED 2610211931-2612311800
- 10/350 · DOM10/21 1930Z (3:30 PM EDT) → 12/31 1800Z (1:00 PM EST)
!JFK 10/350 JFK RWY 13R/31L EDGE MARKINGS N SIDE AT TWY Z NOT STD INCORRECTLY PAINTED 2610211930-2612311800
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 KJFK
As stated by the tower — its TFDM surface system and its D-ATIS broadcast. Not an estimate.
Airport rates: 80 arrivals / 80 departures per hour. In effect since 2026-10-20 1445Z (10:45 AM EDT).
Flow: Northeast flow— the compass direction of the stated arrival ends
Runway 13R/31L in this configuration: not listed for arrivals or departures (tower TFDM)
This D-ATIS configuration has been stated since 0951Z (4:51 AM EST).
Show the D-ATIS text
JFK ATIS INFO I 1051Z. 25006KT 10SM FEW250 09/08 A3031 (THREE ZERO THREE ONE) RMK AO2 SLP263 T00940083. APPROACH IN USE ILS RY 22L, ILS RY 22R. DEPG RY 22R. RY 31L PAPI OTS, RUNWAY 4R THRESHOLD LIGHTS OTS. AIRPORT BEACON OUT OF SERVICE. NUM CRANES OPERATING AT JFK. BIRD ACTIVITY VICINITY ARPT. READBACK ALL RWY ASSIGNMENTS AND HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO I.
Current wind on Runway 13R/31L
Wind not reported
No steady wind direction — no components to compute.
No steady wind direction — no components to compute.
- 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 ↗
Components use TRUE runway headings and TRUE METAR wind. “Favored by wind” is arithmetic, not an ATC assignment.
Today's runway configuration at KJFK
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.
- 05:07Z12:07 AM EST(in effect since before the day began)6.3 h · currentArrivals04R04LDepartures04R04LNortheast flowIn effect at the start of the day
Runway 13R/31L outlook
Where runway 13R/31L stands now and which runway at KJFK is likely over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.
Time · runway 13R/31L · airport-wide outlook · confidence · forecast wind · why
- Now1122Z · 6:22 AM EST·13R/31L: not in the stated configuration·Current airport configuration (tower TFDM): arrivals 04R · 04L · departures 04R · 04L·stated·wind not forecast
- +1 h1222Z · 7:22 AM EST·13R/31L: not favored·airport-wide likely 22R then 22L·Southwest flow·6 kt headwind, 2 kt crosswind·Low 47%·wind 230° at 6 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 230° at 6 kt favors southwest-facing runway ends: 6 kt headwind and 2 kt crosswind on 22R versus 6 kt headwind on 22L.|This would be a change from the current 04R and 04L configuration.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+1 h).
- +2 h1322Z · 8:22 AM EST·13R/31L: not favored·airport-wide likely 22R then 22L·Southwest flow·6 kt headwind, 2 kt crosswind·Low 44%·wind 230° at 6 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 230° at 6 kt favors southwest-facing runway ends: 6 kt headwind and 2 kt crosswind on 22R versus 6 kt headwind on 22L.|This would be a change from the current 04R and 04L configuration.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+2 h).
- +3 h1422Z · 9:22 AM EST·13R/31L: not favored·airport-wide likely 22R then 22L·Southwest flow·6 kt headwind, 2 kt crosswind·Low 41%·wind 230° at 6 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 230° at 6 kt favors southwest-facing runway ends: 6 kt headwind and 2 kt crosswind on 22R versus 6 kt headwind on 22L.|This would be a change from the current 04R and 04L configuration.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+3 h).
- +6 h1722Z · 12:22 PM EST·13R/31L: not favored·airport-wide likely 22L then 22R·Southwest flow·10 kt headwind, 2 kt crosswind·Low 32%·wind 200° at 10 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 200° at 10 kt favors south-facing runway ends: 10 kt headwind and 2 kt crosswind on 22L versus 10 kt headwind on 22R.|This would be a change from the current 04R and 04L configuration.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+6 h).
- +12 h2322Z · 6:22 PM EST·13R/31L: not favored·airport-wide likely 22L then 22R·Southwest flow·10 kt headwind, 2 kt crosswind·Low 20%·wind 200° at 10 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 200° at 10 kt favors south-facing runway ends: 10 kt headwind and 2 kt crosswind on 22L versus 10 kt headwind on 22R.|This would be a change from the current 04R and 04L configuration.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|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 Oct 20, 2026 (343 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 0832Z (3:32 AM EST).
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).
- APREQ → KDTW (12 programs) · since 10/30 1143Z · until further notice · by ZOB — approval request — departures need a release time
- APREQ (3 programs) · since 10/23 0110Z · until further notice · by ZDC — approval request — departures need a release time
- APREQ → KDCA · since 10/30 1238Z · until further notice · by ZDC — approval request — departures need a release time
- APREQ → KORD · since 10/26 0937Z · until further notice · by ZNY — approval request — departures need a release time
Restrictions on departures from KJFKtoward 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 13R/31L equipment and lighting
What the FAA record lists for each end, annotated with current NOTAM and D-ATIS outages.
- Approach lighting
- RLLS (runway lead-in lights)
- 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
- Not available
- Localizer
- Not available
- Glideslope
- Not available
- DME
- Not available
- Marker beacons
- Not available
- RVR
- touchdown, midpoint, rollout
- Runway markings
- Precision instrument
- Arresting system
- Not available
- Approach lighting
- Not available
- Visual glide slope
- PAPI (4-box, left side)OUT OF SERVICE
- Runway edge lighting
- HIRL (high intensity)
- Centerline lighting
- Available
- Touchdown zone lighting
- Not available
- REIL
- Not available
- ILS
- ILS
- Localizer
- Available
- Glideslope
- Available
- DME
- Not available
- Marker beacons
- Not available
- RVR
- touchdown, midpoint, rollout
- Runway markings
- Precision instrument
- Arresting system
- Not available
!JFK 10/537 JFK RWY 31L PAPI U/S 2610291302-2612042359EST
RY 31L PAPI OTS, RUNWAY 4R THRESHOLD LIGHTS OTS
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.
No LAHSO hold-short point on the FAA record for this end.
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 13R/31L
Tower, ground, clearance, ATIS and approach frequencies from the FAA record, labelled by what they apply to.
| Service | Frequency | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Tower | 123.9 | Runway 13R/31L |
| Tower | 281.55 | Runway 13R/31L |
| Ground | 121.9 | Airport-wide |
| Ground | 348.6 | Airport-wide |
| D-ATIS | 115.4 | Sector: ARR-SW |
| D-ATIS | 117.7 | Sector: ARR-NE |
| D-ATIS | 128.725 | Sector: ARR/DEP |
Show all frequencies (14 more: approach and departure sectors, secondary and other)
| Service | Frequency | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| UNICOM | 122.95 | Airport-wideNON-STD MARKINGS IN GA APN, CTC FBO ON UNICOM OR 347-566-6620 FOR WING WALKERS. |
| Ground (secondary) | 121.65 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 109.5 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 118.4 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 123.7 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 124.75 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 125.7 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 126.8 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 128.125 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 132.4 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 134.35 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 135.9 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 269.0 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 353.75 | Airport-wide |
Rows marked “Runway 13R/31L” 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 13R/31L overview
Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.
- Length
- 14,511 ft
- Width
- 200 ft
- Surface
- Partially concrete/asphalt · Excellent condition
- Surface treatment
- Grooved
- Weight bearing (lb)
- D 210k · 2D 550k · 2D/2D2 1100k
- PCN
- 1260
- Runway lights
- Lighted
- Airport elevation
- 13 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.
- True heading
- 121°
- Magnetic
- 134°
- Published FAA baseline
- Open
- Threshold elevation
- 13 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 13 ft
- Displaced threshold
- 2,044 ft
- Threshold crossing height
- 79 ft
- Visual glide path
- 3°
- Traffic pattern
- Right
- True heading
- 301°
- Magnetic
- 314°
- Published FAA baseline
- Open
- Threshold elevation
- 13 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 13 ft
- Displaced threshold
- 3,264 ft
- Threshold crossing height
- 74 ft
- Visual glide path
- 3°
- Traffic pattern
- Left
Runway 13R/31L 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, 13.0°W (2020), 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 KJFK
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).
- 7-day analysis: Ready
- 30-day analysis: Collecting · 14.3 / 30 days
- 90-day analysis: Collecting · 14.3 / 90 days
- 12-month analysis: Collecting · 14.3 / 365 days
Runway percentages are measured independently. Multiple runways can be active simultaneously, so totals may exceed 100%.
- Most-used arrival ends at the airport
- 04L (100%) · 04R (100%)
- Most-used departure ends
- 04L (100%) · 04R (100%)
Insufficient history for flow shares: 24 of the 48 hours of stated configuration needed have been recorded.
- Most-used arrival ends at the airport
- 04L (100%) · 04R (100%)
- Most-used departure ends
- 04L (100%) · 04R (100%)
- Northeast flow100%(168 h)
- 100% · arrivals 04L · 04R · departures 04L · 04R(Northeast flow)
- Most-used arrival ends at the airport
- 04L (97%) · 04R (97%) · 31L (3%)
- Most-used departure ends
- 04L (97%) · 04R (97%) · 31L (3%)
- Northeast flow97%(331 h)
- Northwest flow3%(12 h)
- 97% · arrivals 04L · 04R · departures 04L · 04R(Northeast flow)
- 3% · arrivals 31L · 31R · departures 31L · 31R(Northwest flow)
| Wind from | Hours | 13R arrivals | 31L arrivals | 13R departures | 31L departures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calm / light (< 5 kt) | 343 | 0% | 3% | 0% | 3% |
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 — 343 hours of tower TFDM runway configuration history collected · 3 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 KJFK is a separate module. 90-day, 12-month and seasonal views appear once the record is long enough.
Historical wind and crosswind on runway 13R/31L
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 13R/31L (either end)
| 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% |
Strongest-crosswind month on average: Oct; calmest: May. Percentiles are streaming approximations (t-digest), accurate to about 0.1 kt.
Runway 13R
Runway 31L
“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 KJFK. 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 from | Share of wind hours | 13R favored | 31L 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)
Seasonal runway conditions
| Month | Mean crosswind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 6.4 kt |
| Feb | 6.5 kt |
| Mar | 6.7 kt |
| Apr | 6.7 kt |
| May | 6.2 kt |
| Jun | 6.3 kt |
| Jul | 6.8 kt |
| Aug | 6.3 kt |
| Sep | 6.6 kt |
| Oct | 6.9 kt |
| Nov | 6.4 kt |
| Dec | 6.3 kt |
| Month | Prevailing | Mean wind | Gusty | Mean xw | xw > 10 | xw > 15 | xw > 20 | 13R tail > 5 | 31L 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 13R/31L closure history
Kept per source with its provenance: D-ATIS-observed, NOTAM-observed and the FAA published baseline are never merged.
- 13R reported closed on 9 calendar days (84 broadcasts; first seen 2026-10-07 02:55Z, last seen 2026-11-02 17:55Z)
- 31L reported closed on 9 calendar days (84 broadcasts; first seen 2026-10-07 02:55Z, last seen 2026-11-02 17:55Z)
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.
- 11/021 · closure (full) · runway 13R/31Leffective 2026-11-02 11:44Z → 2026-11-02 18:00Z · first seen 2026-11-02 11:48Z · last seen 2026-11-02 11:49Z
!JFK 11/021 JFK RWY 13R/31L CLSD 2611021144-2611021800
- 11/008 · closure (full) · runway 13R/31Leffective 2026-11-02 11:00Z → 2026-11-02 13:00Z · first seen 2026-11-02 03:32Z · last seen 2026-11-02 11:44Z · cancelled 2026-11-02 11:44Z
!JFK 11/008 JFK RWY 13R/31L CLSD 2611021100-2611021300
- 11/007 · closure (full) · runway 13R/31Leffective 2026-11-02 04:00Z → 2026-11-02 11:00Z · first seen 2026-11-02 01:13Z · last seen 2026-11-02 01:13Z
!JFK 11/007 JFK RWY 13R/31L CLSD 2611020400-2611021100
- 10/557 · closure (full) · runway 13R/31Leffective 2026-10-30 11:38Z → 2026-10-30 17:30Z · first seen 2026-10-30 15:41Z · last seen 2026-10-30 15:41Z
RWY 13R/31L CLSD
- 10/557 · closure (full) · runway 13R/31Leffective 2026-10-30 11:38Z → 2026-10-30 17:30Z · first seen 2026-10-30 11:39Z · last seen 2026-10-30 15:39Z · cancelled 2026-10-30 15:39Z
!JFK 10/557 JFK RWY 13R/31L CLSD 2610301138-2610301730
- 10/549 · closure (full) · runway 13R/31Leffective 2026-10-30 03:00Z → 2026-10-30 10:00Z · first seen 2026-10-29 20:45Z · last seen 2026-10-30 02:15Z · cancelled 2026-10-30 02:15Z
!JFK 10/549 JFK RWY 13R/31L CLSD 2610300300-2610301000
- 10/453 · declared distance (shortened) · runway 13R/31Leffective 2026-10-27 13:01Z → 2026-10-27 16:00Z · first seen 2026-10-27 13:03Z · last seen 2026-10-27 14:46Z · cancelled 2026-10-27 14:46Z
!JFK 10/453 JFK RWY 13R/31L SE 2629FT CLSD. DECLARED DIST: RWY 13R TORA 11882FT TODA 11882FT ASDA 11882FT LDA 9839FT. RWY 31L TORA 11882FT TODA 11882FT ASDA 11882FT LDA 11247FT. 2610271301-2610271600
- 10/386 · closure (full) · runway 13R/31Leffective 2026-10-25 09:00Z → 2026-10-25 17:00Z · first seen 2026-10-24 11:51Z · last seen 2026-10-24 11:51Z
!JFK 10/386 JFK RWY 13R/31L CLSD 2610250900-2610251700
- 10/343 · closure (full) · runway 13R/31Leffective 2026-10-22 03:00Z → 2026-10-22 10:00Z · first seen 2026-10-21 19:12Z · last seen 2026-10-21 19:12Z
!JFK 10/343 JFK RWY 13R/31L CLSD 2610220300-2610221000
- 10/334 · closure (full) · runway 13R/31Leffective 2026-10-21 11:06Z → 2026-10-21 18:00Z · first seen 2026-10-21 11:11Z · last seen 2026-10-21 17:25Z · cancelled 2026-10-21 17:25Z
!JFK 10/334 JFK RWY 13R/31L CLSD 2610211106-2610211800
- 10/322 · closure (full) · runway 13R/31Leffective 2026-10-21 03:00Z → 2026-10-21 10:00Z · first seen 2026-10-20 18:23Z · last seen 2026-10-20 18:23Z
!JFK 10/322 JFK RWY 13R/31L CLSD 2610210300-2610211000
- 10/304 · declared distance (shortened) · runway 13R/31Leffective 2026-10-20 03:00Z → 2026-10-20 10:00Z · first seen 2026-10-19 19:35Z · last seen 2026-10-20 09:49Z · cancelled 2026-10-20 09:49Z
!JFK 10/304 JFK RWY 13R/31L SE 3264FT CLSD. DECLARED DIST: RWY 13R TORA 11247FT TODA 11247FT ASDA 11247FT LDA 9205FT. RWY 31L TORA 11247FT TODA 11247FT ASDA 11247FT LDA 11247FT. 2610200300-2610201000
Runway 13R/31L: 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 13R/31L
Official PIREPs that name this runway explicitly, past 6 hours.
No pilot report in the last 6 hours names runway 13R/31L at KJFK explicitly. Reports near the airport that do not name a runway are on the airport page.
Instrument approaches to runway 13R/31L
From the FAA d-TPP, linked to the official plates.
Runway 13R
- RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 13R ↗
Runway 31L
- ILSILS OR LOC RWY 31L ↗precision
- RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS) RWY 31L ↗
- VORVOR RWY 31L ↗
Circling / other approaches at KJFK
- RNAV (GPS)COPTER RNAV (GPS) 027 ↗
5 departure procedures · 4 STARs · FAA hot spots 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 (KJFK 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 KJFK 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; the tower TFDM feed last delivered 5 min ago; usage rollups every 3 h; climatology through 2025-12-31.
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Other runways at KJFK
Tools for this runway
Active runway - since Oct 20, 2026
Share of stated hours each end was named for arrivals at KJFK. From the tower TFDM configuration, not wind. Coverage: 14.3 / 30 days. Shares are measured independently, so parallels active together can each read 100%.
- 04L97%dep 97%
- 04R97%dep 97%
- 31L3%dep 3%
- 31R3%dep 3%
14.3 days of stated configuration on record · 2 configuration changes · 3 distinct configurations.
KJFK 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.