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KLBB Runway 17R/35L — Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport

11,500 × 150 ft concrete · true headings 180° / 360° · field elevation 3,282 ft

Runway 17R/35L at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (KLBB) in Lubbock, TX is 11,500 ft long and 150 ft wide, concrete, with true headings 180° and 360°. The FAA record lists ILS/DME (CAT I) and MALSR approach lights on runway 17R. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 17R the headwind 65.5% of the time and runway 35L 34.5%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 4% of wind hours. KLBB has no digital ATIS, so the active runway is not known; the wind-favored end and the ATIS Alerts prediction are estimates.

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Runway 17R/35L — 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.

STATUS UNKNOWN
  • No received NOTAM closes or restricts this runway, but the NOTAM stream has no complete initial load and the airport has no tower or D-ATIS feed. No current closure information.

Sources: Published FAA baseline (OurAirports/NASR record) · FAA NOTAMs. 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 17R/35L at KLBB. 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 runway assignment is not available from D-ATIS at KLBB. The wind components below show which end the wind favors; the section after it is an ATIS Alerts prediction. Neither is an ATC assignment.

Current wind on Runway 17R/35L

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 11 kt

METAR 0917Z (4:17 AM CDT)
Runway 17R
FAVORED BY WIND
Headwind
10 kt
Crosswind
4 ktfrom right
Runway 35L
Tailwind
10 kt
Crosswind
4 ktfrom left
082617L35R17R35LN200°/11 kt
  • arrivals
  • departures
  • LAHSO hold-short
  • closed

Layout from FAA NASR runway-end coordinates; the selected runway is highlighted and no active source exists here. Not for navigation. Official FAA diagram ↗

Wind-favored runway at KLBB right now: 17L (10 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.

Runway 17R/35L outlook

Where runway 17R/35L stands now and which runway at KLBB is likely over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.

Time · runway 17R/35L · airport-wide outlook · confidence · forecast wind · why

  1. Now0942Z · 4:42 AM CDT·17R/35L: 17R likely·airport-wide likely 17R then 17L·South flow·10 kt headwind, 4 kt crosswind·Low 53%·wind 200° at 11 kt·Why Current METAR wind 200° at 11 kt favors south-facing runway ends: 10 kt headwind and 4 kt crosswind on 17R versus 10 kt headwind on 17L.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.
  2. +1 h1042Z · 5:42 AM CDT·17R/35L: 17R likely·airport-wide likely 17R then 17L·South flow·7 kt headwind, 4 kt crosswind·Low 50%·wind 210° at 8 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 210° at 8 kt favors southwest-facing runway ends: 7 kt headwind and 4 kt crosswind on 17R versus 7 kt headwind on 17L.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+1 h).
  3. +2 h1142Z · 6:42 AM CDT·17R/35L: 17R likely·airport-wide likely 17R then 17L·South flow·7 kt headwind, 4 kt crosswind·Low 47%·wind 210° at 8 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 210° at 8 kt favors southwest-facing runway ends: 7 kt headwind and 4 kt crosswind on 17R versus 7 kt headwind on 17L.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+2 h).
  4. +3 h1242Z · 7:42 AM CDT·17R/35L: 17R likely·airport-wide likely 17R then 17L·South flow·7 kt headwind, 4 kt crosswind·Low 44%·wind 210° at 8 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 210° at 8 kt favors southwest-facing runway ends: 7 kt headwind and 4 kt crosswind on 17R versus 7 kt headwind on 17L.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+3 h).
  5. +6 h1542Z · 10:42 AM CDT·17R/35L: 17R likely·airport-wide likely 17R then 17L·South flow·7 kt headwind, 4 kt crosswind·Low 35%·wind 210° at 8 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 210° at 8 kt favors southwest-facing runway ends: 7 kt headwind and 4 kt crosswind on 17R versus 7 kt headwind on 17L.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+6 h).
  6. +12 h2142Z · 4:42 PM CDT·17R/35L: 17R likely·airport-wide likely 17R then 17L·South flow·10 kt headwind, 4 kt crosswind·Low 20%·wind 200° at 11 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 200° at 11 kt favors south-facing runway ends: 10 kt headwind and 4 kt crosswind on 17R versus 10 kt headwind on 17L.|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. 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 0520Z (12:20 AM CDT).

Runway 17R/35L equipment and lighting

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

Runway 17R
Approach lighting
MALSR
Visual glide slope
PAPI (4-box, right side)
Runway edge lighting
HIRL (high intensity)
Centerline lighting
Not available
Touchdown zone lighting
Not available
REIL
Not available
ILS
ILS/DME
I-LBB · 111.7 MHz · CAT I
Localizer
Available
Glideslope
Available
3°
DME
Available
channel 54X
Marker beacons
Not available
RVR
touchdown
Runway markings
Precision instrument
condition good
Arresting system
Not available
Runway 35L
Approach lighting
Not available
Visual glide slope
VASI (4-box, left side)
Runway edge lighting
HIRL (high intensity)
Centerline lighting
Not 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
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 17R

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

Runway 35L

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

This airport has no D-ATIS, so the current LAHSO state is not known here. Source: FAA NASR cycle 2026-10-01; D-ATIS text read by ATIS Alerts.

Frequencies for runway 17R/35L

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

Frequencies serving runway 17R/35L at KLBB
ServiceFrequencyApplies to
Tower120.5Airport-wide
Tower239.3Airport-wide
Ground121.9Airport-wide
Ground348.6Airport-wide
Clearance delivery125.8Airport-wide
Clearance delivery281.55Airport-wide
ATIS125.3Airport-wide
ATIS270.275Airport-wide
Show all frequencies (8 more: approach and departure sectors, secondary and other)
Frequencies serving runway 17R/35L at KLBB
ServiceFrequencyApplies to
UNICOM122.95Airport-wide
Approach / departure119.2Airport-wide
Approach / departure119.9Airport-wide
Approach / departure124.45Airport-wide
Approach / departure269.2Airport-wide
Approach / departure279.9Airport-wide
Approach / departure335.6Airport-wide
Approach / departure351.8Airport-wide

The FAA record does not sectorize KLBB's frequencies by runway; every row applies airport-wide. Source: FAA NASR FRQ, cycle 2026-10-01. Verify on the current chart supplement before use.

Runway 17R/35L 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 100k · D 170k · 2D 350k
PCN
965
Runway lights
Lighted
Airport elevation
3,282 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 17R
True heading
180°
Magnetic
174°
Published FAA baseline
Open
Threshold elevation
3,282 ft
TDZ elevation
3,282 ft
Displaced threshold
None on record
Threshold crossing height
69 ft
Visual glide path
3°
Traffic pattern
Right
Runway 35L
True heading
360°
Magnetic
354°
Published FAA baseline
Open
Threshold elevation
3,243 ft
TDZ elevation
3,254 ft
Displaced threshold
None on record
Threshold crossing height
54 ft
Visual glide path
3°
Traffic pattern
Left

Runway 17R/35L 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, 6.0°E (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.

Wind-favored runway at KLBB — last 30 days

Which runway end had the most headwind each hour, from ATIS Alerts' collected wind history — an estimate, not ATC use.

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

17L/17R
56%
35L/35R
18%
08
18%
26
8%

Historical wind and crosswind on runway 17R/35L

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

From 175,211 hourly observations at KLBB (2005–2025), 167,107 with a steady wind direction (4.6% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.

Crosswind on runway 17R/35L (either end)

Mean crosswind
5.8 kt
median 5 kt
90th / 95th percentile
11.3 / 14.1 kt
max 43.4 kt
Above 10 kt
13.9%
> 15 kt: 4% · > 20 kt: 1.3%
Gust crosswind > 15 kt
8%
90th pct gust 13.4 kt
0%29%58%50%0–5 kt36%5–10 kt9.9%10–15 kt2.7%15–20 kt0.9%20–25 kt0.4%25+ kt
Share of wind hours by crosswind band on runway 17R/35L at KLBB, 2005–2025
Crosswind (kt)Share of wind hours
0–550.2%
5–1035.9%
10–159.9%
15–202.7%
20–250.9%
25+0.4%

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

Runway 17R

Headwind
65.5%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
18.4%
> 10 kt: 7.9%
Most wind-favored end
22.2%
of steady-wind hours, 17R had the most headwind of every end at KLBB

Runway 35L

Headwind
34.5%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
45.2%
> 10 kt: 20.3%
Most wind-favored end
9.3%
of steady-wind hours, 35L had the most headwind of every end at KLBB

“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 KLBB. 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 17R and 35L by wind sector, 2005–2025
Wind fromShare of wind hours17R favored35L favoredMean crosswindCrosswind > 15 kt
N 338–023°10%0%51.1%2.4 kt0%
NE 023–068°9%0%38.6%7.3 kt3%
E 068–113°9%0%0%8.2 kt5.5%
SE 113–158°13%16.3%0%6.3 kt1.3%
S 158–203°26%51%0%2.3 kt0%
SW 203–248°15%44.6%0%7.6 kt4.4%
W 248–293°12%0%0%10 kt17.9%
NW 293–338°6%0%14.5%6.6 kt4.7%

By time of day (airport-local)

morning
17R favored 20.2% · 35L 11.6%
mean crosswind 5.9 kt · calm 5.1%
afternoon
17R favored 25.6% · 35L 8.6%
mean crosswind 6.7 kt · calm 7.7%
evening
17R favored 22% · 35L 7.4%
mean crosswind 5.6 kt · calm 2.2%
night
17R favored 21.2% · 35L 9.1%
mean crosswind 5.2 kt · calm 3.2%

Seasonal runway conditions

048JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean crosswind on runway 17R/35L at KLBB by month, 2005–2025
MonthMean crosswind (kt)
Jan6.4 kt
Feb6.9 kt
Mar6.9 kt
Apr7.0 kt
May6.7 kt
Jun5.4 kt
Jul4.5 kt
Aug4.5 kt
Sep4.3 kt
Oct5.1 kt
Nov5.5 kt
Dec6.1 kt
Monthly wind and weather statistics for runway 17R/35L at KLBB, 2005–2025
MonthPrevailingMean windGustyMean xwxw > 10xw > 15xw > 2017R tail > 535L tail > 5IFRTSFog
JanW9.9 kt14.4%6.4 kt16.8%5.6%2.2%26.4%29.2%6.1%0.08%6.1%
FebW10.8 kt19.3%6.9 kt20.3%6.8%2.4%26.5%33.2%8.3%0.14%7.1%
MarS11.6 kt26.3%6.9 kt21.2%7.8%3%23.2%41.4%5.5%0.55%5.2%
AprS12.3 kt32.9%7 kt22.6%7.7%2.7%23.6%46.7%4.3%0.71%3.2%
MayS11.5 kt29.6%6.7 kt21.2%5.9%1.2%17.8%50.5%4.9%2.43%4.1%
JunS11.3 kt28.2%5.4 kt12.3%2.5%0.5%10.5%64.5%1.8%2.54%1.3%
JulS9 kt17.6%4.5 kt5.7%0.6%0.1%6%61%1.3%1.86%1.2%
AugS8.6 kt15.9%4.5 kt5.5%0.7%0.1%8.6%54.1%1.3%1.9%1.4%
SepS8.4 kt13.7%4.3 kt5%0.6%0.1%13.1%48.7%4.5%1.26%4.5%
OctS9.5 kt17.7%5.1 kt9.1%1.8%0.4%19%44.6%5.4%0.77%4.5%
NovS9.6 kt15.8%5.5 kt11.3%3.1%1.1%22%38.7%6.1%0.18%4.8%
DecW9.6 kt13.7%6.1 kt15.1%4.7%1.5%24.2%30.1%7.4%0.12%7.4%

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 17R/35L closure history

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

KLBB has no D-ATIS, so there is no broadcast-observed closure record.

NOTAM observed · recorded since Sep 19, 2026 (no archive before that)
  • 10/056 · partial closure (partial) · runway 17R/35Leffective 2026-10-22 13:00Z → 2026-10-22 21:00Z · first seen 2026-10-22 20:57Z · last seen 2026-10-22 20:57Z
    RWY 17R/35L CLSD EXC XNG
  • 10/056 · partial closure (partial) · runway 17R/35Leffective 2026-10-22 13:00Z → 2026-10-22 21:00Z · first seen 2026-10-21 23:45Z · last seen 2026-10-22 20:56Z · cancelled 2026-10-22 20:56Z
    !LBB 10/056 LBB RWY 17R/35L CLSD EXC XNG 2610221300-2610222100
  • 10/053 · closure (full) · runway 17R/35Leffective 2026-10-21 14:00Z → 2026-10-21 16:00Z · first seen 2026-10-21 13:06Z · last seen 2026-10-21 13:07Z · cancelled 2026-10-21 13:07Z
    !LBB 10/053 LBB RWY 17R/35L CLSD 2610211400-2610211600
  • 10/054 · partial closure (partial) · runway 17R/35Leffective 2026-10-21 14:00Z → 2026-10-21 16:00Z · first seen 2026-10-21 13:07Z · last seen 2026-10-21 14:58Z · cancelled 2026-10-21 14:58Z
    !LBB 10/054 LBB RWY 17R/35L CLSD EXC XNG 2610211400-2610211600
  • 10/054 · partial closure (partial) · runway 17R/35Leffective 2026-10-21 14:00Z → 2026-10-21 16:00Z · first seen 2026-10-21 14:59Z · last seen 2026-10-21 14:59Z
    RWY 17R/35L CLSD EXC XNG
  • 10/051 · partial closure (partial) · runway 17R/35Leffective 2026-10-20 16:00Z → 2026-10-20 16:30Z · first seen 2026-10-20 15:20Z · last seen 2026-10-20 16:16Z · cancelled 2026-10-20 16:16Z
    !LBB 10/051 LBB RWY 17R/35L CLSD EXC XNG 2610201600-2610201630
  • 10/045 · partial closure (partial) · runway 17R/35Leffective 2026-10-18 03:00Z → 2026-10-18 10:00Z · first seen 2026-10-18 09:53Z · last seen 2026-10-18 09:53Z
    RWY 17R/35L CLSD EXC XNG
  • 10/045 · partial closure (partial) · runway 17R/35Leffective 2026-10-18 03:00Z → 2026-10-18 10:00Z · first seen 2026-10-17 00:16Z · last seen 2026-10-18 09:52Z · cancelled 2026-10-18 09:53Z
    !LBB 10/045 LBB RWY 17R/35L CLSD EXC XNG 2610180300-2610181000
  • 09/044 · partial closure (partial) · runway 17R/35Leffective 2026-09-28 13:00Z → 2026-09-28 22:00Z · first seen 2026-09-28 11:54Z · last seen 2026-09-28 18:31Z · cancelled 2026-09-28 18:31Z
    !LBB 09/044 LBB RWY 17R/35L CLSD EXC XNG 2609281300-2609282200
  • 09/025 · partial closure (partial) · runway 17R/35Leffective 2026-09-20 20:00Z → 2026-09-20 23:00Z · first seen 2026-09-20 18:58Z · last seen 2026-09-20 21:58Z · cancelled 2026-09-20 21:58Z
    !LBB 09/025 LBB RWY 17R/35L CLSD EXC XNG 2609202000-2609202300
  • 09/025 · partial closure (partial) · runway 17R/35Leffective 2026-09-20 20:00Z → 2026-09-20 23:00Z · first seen 2026-09-20 22:00Z · last seen 2026-09-20 22:00Z
    RWY 17R/35L CLSD EXC XNG
Published FAA baseline (NASR record)

Runway 17R/35L: 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 17R/35L

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

No pilot report in the last 6 hours names runway 17R/35L at KLBB explicitly. Reports near the airport that do not name a runway are on the airport page.

Instrument approaches to runway 17R/35L

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

No departure procedures · 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; 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 KLBB 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; usage rollups every 3 h; climatology through 2025-12-31.

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⚠️ 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.