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KLGA Runway 13/31 — LaGuardia Airport

7,002 × 150 ft asphalt · true headings 122° / 302° · field elevation 21 ft

Runway 13/31 at LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) in New York, NY is 7,002 ft long and 150 ft wide, asphalt, with true headings 122° and 302°. The FAA record lists ILS/DME (CAT I) and MALSR approach lights on runway 13. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 13 the headwind 45.1% of the time and runway 31 54.9%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 2% of wind hours. KLGA 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 13/31 — 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.

AIRPORT CLOSED (NOTAM)
  • NOTAM 10/329: !LGA 10/329 LGA AD AP CLSD TO FIXED WING ACFT EXC 4HR PPR DLY 0500-1100 2611020500-2611151100

Sources: Published FAA baseline (OurAirports/NASR record) · FAA NOTAMs · D-ATIS · D-ATIS 1351Z (8:51 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 13/31

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.

Airport closure · 1
  • 10/329 · DOM11/02 0500Z (12:00 AM EST) → 11/15 1100Z (6:00 AM EST)
    !LGA 10/329 LGA AD AP CLSD TO FIXED WING ACFT EXC 4HR PPR DLY 0500-1100 2611020500-2611151100
Lighting · 1
  • 10/344 · DOM10/28 2144Z (5:44 PM EDT) → 02/27 1000Z (5:00 AM EST)
    !LGA 10/344 LGA RWY 31 LEAD OFF LGT AT TWY S U/S 2610282144-2702271000
Instrument procedure (FDC) · 1
  • 6/4706 · INTL11/03 1400Z (9:00 AM EST) → 11/03 2030Z (3:30 PM EST)
    !FDC 6/4706 LGA SID LAGUARDIA, NEW YORK, NY. LAGUARDIA SEVEN DEPARTURE... TAKEOFF RWY 13 (CONEY CLIMB): PROCEDURE NA EXCEPT FOR ACFT EQUIPPED WITH SUITABLE RNAV SYSTEM WITH GPS, CRI VOR/DME OUT OF SERVICE. 2611031400-2611032030EST
Taxiway · 4
  • 11/016 · DOM11/02 0627Z (1:27 AM EST) → 12/31 1100Z (6:00 AM EST)
    !LGA 11/016 LGA TWY S CL LGT BTN RWY 13/31 AND TWY B U/S 2611020627-2612311100
  • 10/269 · DOM10/22 0711Z (3:11 AM EDT) → 12/31 1000Z (5:00 AM EST)
    !LGA 10/269 LGA TWY P LOCATION SIGN BTN APCH END RWY 13 AND TWY R MISSING 2610220711-2612311000
  • 10/228 · DOM10/18 0852Z (4:52 AM EDT) → 11/30 1000Z (5:00 AM EST)
    !LGA 10/228 LGA TWY P SFC PAINTED HLDG PSN SIGNS FOR APCH END RWY 13 NOT STD 2610180852-2611301000
  • 08/015 · DOM08/02 1455Z (10:55 AM EDT) → 01/31 1000Z (5:00 AM EST)
    !LGA 08/015 LGA TWY S ELEVATED RWY GUARD LGT FOR RWY 13/31 U/S 2608021455-2701311000
Other · 5
  • 10/392 · DOM10/31 1851Z (2:51 PM EDT) → 10/31 1000Z (6:00 AM EDT)
    !LGA 10/392 LGA RWY 13/31 SAFETY AREA AT TWY V S SIDE IRREGULAR SFC DEPRESSION 2610311851-2710311000
  • 09/287 · DOM09/21 0007Z (8:07 PM EDT) → 12/31 1100Z (6:00 AM EST)
    !LGA 09/287 LGA RWY 13/31 EDGE MARKINGS SE SIDE NOT STD 2609210007-2612311100
  • 09/273 · DOM09/19 0709Z (3:09 AM EDT) → 12/31 1100Z (6:00 AM EST)
    !LGA 09/273 LGA RWY 13/31 EDGE MARKINGS SE SIDE NOT STD 2609190709-2612311100
  • 09/272 · INTL09/19 0644Z (2:44 AM EDT) → 04/01 1000Z (6:00 AM EDT)
    !LGA 09/272 LGA RWY 31 THRESHOLD PAVEMENT IRREGULAR SFC 2609190644-2704011000
  • 07/478 · INTL07/29 1051Z (6:51 AM EDT) → 11/30 1000Z (5:00 AM EST)
    RWY 13/31 SAFETY AREA DEPRESSION AND RUTS S SIDE TWY V
Runway visual rangeSTDDS 1404Z (9:04 AM EST)
13 TDZ 6000+ ↑ · MID – · RO 6000+ ↑ · lights edge 0 / CL 0
31 TDZ 6000+ ↑ · MID – · 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 KLGA

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

Information India · 1351Z (8:51 AM EST)
Tower configuration (TFDM)
“LAND_22_DEPT_13_VMC” · updated recently
Arrivals
22
Departures
13

Airport rates: 40 arrivals / 40 departures per hour. In effect since 2026-10-27 1005Z (6:05 AM EDT).

Flow: Southwest flow (departures southeast)— the compass direction of the stated arrival ends

Runway 13/31 in this configuration: 13 — DEPARTURES

D-ATIS broadcast
Arrivals
22
Departures
13

This D-ATIS configuration has been stated since 1051Z (5:51 AM EST).

Show the D-ATIS text
LGA ATIS INFO I 1351Z. 21006KT 10SM BKN110 BKN250 16/08 A3031 (THREE ZERO THREE ONE) RMK AO2 SLP263 T01560078. ILS RY 22 APCH IN USE LND RY 22. DEPART RY 13. NOTAMS... RWY 4 PAPI OTS. NOTAM 10/382, CRANE RAISED 298 FEET MSL, 1.6 NM SOUTH EAST LGA AIRPORT. USE CAUTION FOR BIRDS IN THE VICINITY OF LGA AIRPORT. LGA CLASS B SERV AVLB ON FREQ 126.05. THROGS ROUTE UNAVAILABLE FOR ALL AIRCRAFT, BETWEEN 0 6 3 0 AND 2 2 3 0 LOCAL. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO I.

Current wind on Runway 13/31

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 kt

METAR 1351Z (8:51 AM EST)
Runway 13
ACTIVEFAVORED BY WIND
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind
6 ktfrom right
Runway 31
Tailwind
1 kt
Crosswind
6 ktfrom left
04221331N200°/6 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 KLGA right now: 22 (6 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 KLGA

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. 05:05Z12:05 AM EST(in effect since before the day began)
    9.0 h · current
    Arrivals
    22
    Departures
    13
    Southwest flowIn effect at the start of the day

Runway 13/31 outlook

Where runway 13/31 stands now and which runway at KLGA is likely over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.

Time · runway 13/31 · airport-wide outlook · confidence · forecast wind · why

  1. Now1405Z · 9:05 AM EST·13/31: CLOSED·Current airport configuration (tower TFDM): arrivals 22 · departures 13·stated·wind 200° at 6 kt
  2. +1 h1505Z · 10:05 AM EST·13/31: CLOSED·airport-wide likely 22 then 31·Southwest flow·7 kt headwind, 2 kt crosswind·High 81%·wind 230° at 7 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 230° at 7 kt favors southwest-facing runway ends: 7 kt headwind and 2 kt crosswind on 22 versus 2 kt headwind on 31.|The airport is already using 22 (stated by the tower (TFDM)), so no change is needed.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+1 h).
  3. +2 h1605Z · 11:05 AM EST·13/31: CLOSED·airport-wide likely 22 then 13·Southwest flow·10 kt headwind, 0 kt crosswind·High 95%·wind 210° at 10 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 210° at 10 kt favors southwest-facing runway ends: 10 kt headwind and 0 kt crosswind on 22 versus 0 kt headwind on 13.|The airport is already using 22 (stated by the tower (TFDM)), so no change is needed.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+2 h).
  4. +3 h1705Z · 12:05 PM EST·13/31: CLOSED·airport-wide likely 22 then 13·Southwest flow·10 kt headwind, 0 kt crosswind·High 95%·wind 210° at 10 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 210° at 10 kt favors southwest-facing runway ends: 10 kt headwind and 0 kt crosswind on 22 versus 0 kt headwind on 13.|The airport is already using 22 (stated by the tower (TFDM)), so no change is needed.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+3 h).
  5. +6 h2005Z · 3:05 PM EST·13/31: CLOSED·airport-wide likely 22 then 13·Southwest flow·10 kt headwind, 0 kt crosswind·High 95%·wind 210° at 10 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 210° at 10 kt favors southwest-facing runway ends: 10 kt headwind and 0 kt crosswind on 22 versus 0 kt headwind on 13.|The airport is already using 22 (stated by the tower (TFDM)), so no change is needed.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+6 h).
  6. +12 h0205Z · 9:05 PM EST·13/31: CLOSED·airport-wide likely 22 then 13·Southwest flow·6 kt headwind, 1 kt crosswind·Low 49%·wind 200° at 6 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 200° at 6 kt favors south-facing runway ends: 6 kt headwind and 1 kt crosswind on 22 versus 1 kt headwind on 13.|The airport is already using 22 (stated by the tower (TFDM)), so no change is needed.|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 Aug 25, 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 1125Z (6:25 AM EST).

Tower demand plan (TFDM) · 1400Z–1615Z70 arrivals · 66 departures expected at KLGA
22arr 70 dep 013arr 0 dep 6631arr 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 KLGA (tower TFDM)as of 1403Z
  • APREQ → KDTW (12 programs) · since 10/30 1143Z · until further notice · by ZOB — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ (6 programs) · since 10/23 0110Z · until further notice · by ZDC — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KATL (5 programs) · since 10/30 1045Z · until further notice · by ZTL — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KDCA (2 programs) · 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
  • MINIT · 15 MIT · 4 MINIT · since 11/03 1300Z · by N90 · VOL:Volume — minutes-in-trail spacing
  • TBM → CLT · since 11/03 1100Z · by DCC · TM Initiatives:Metering:IDAC
  • TBM → DCA · since 11/03 1100Z · by DCC · TM Initiatives:Metering:IDAC
  • TBM → DTW · since 11/03 1100Z · by DCC · TM Initiatives:Metering:IDAC
  • TBM → PHL · since 11/03 1100Z · by DCC · TM Initiatives:Metering:IDAC

+2 more restriction groups not shown.

Restrictions on departures from KLGAtoward 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 13/31 equipment and lighting

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

Runway 13
Approach lighting
MALSR
Visual glide slope
PAPI (4-box, left side)
Runway edge lighting
HIRL (high intensity)
Centerline lighting
AvailableOUT OF SERVICE
NOTAM 11/016 · out of service until 12/31 1100Z (6:00 AM EST)
!LGA 11/016 LGA TWY S CL LGT BTN RWY 13/31 AND TWY B U/S 2611020627-2612311100
Touchdown zone lighting
Available
REIL
Not available
ILS
ILS/DMEDEGRADED
I-GDI · 108.5 MHz · CAT I
NOTAM 6/4706 · degraded until 11/03 2030Z (3:30 PM EST)
!FDC 6/4706 LGA SID LAGUARDIA, NEW YORK, NY. LAGUARDIA SEVEN DEPARTURE... TAKEOFF RWY 13 (CONEY CLIMB): PROCEDURE NA EXCEPT FOR ACFT EQUIPPED WITH SUITABLE RNAV SYSTEM WITH GPS, CRI VOR/DME OUT OF SERVICE. 2611031400-2611032030EST
Localizer
Available
Glideslope
Available
3.1° · NASR ILS component status: operational, restricted
DME
AvailableDEGRADED
channel 22X
NOTAM 6/4706 · degraded until 11/03 2030Z (3:30 PM EST)
!FDC 6/4706 LGA SID LAGUARDIA, NEW YORK, NY. LAGUARDIA SEVEN DEPARTURE... TAKEOFF RWY 13 (CONEY CLIMB): PROCEDURE NA EXCEPT FOR ACFT EQUIPPED WITH SUITABLE RNAV SYSTEM WITH GPS, CRI VOR/DME OUT OF SERVICE. 2611031400-2611032030EST
Marker beacons
Not available
RVR
touchdown, rollout
Runway markings
Precision instrument
condition good
Arresting system
EMAS
Runway 31
Approach lighting
Not available
Visual glide slope
PAPI (4-box, right side)
Runway edge lighting
HIRL (high intensity)
Centerline lighting
AvailableOUT OF SERVICE
NOTAM 11/016 · out of service until 12/31 1100Z (6:00 AM EST)
!LGA 11/016 LGA TWY S CL LGT BTN RWY 13/31 AND TWY B U/S 2611020627-2612311100
Touchdown zone lighting
Not available
REIL
Available
ILS
Localizer/DME (no glideslope)
I-PZV · 108.5 MHz · CAT I · NASR ILS component status: operational, restricted
Localizer
Available
NASR ILS component status: operational, restricted
Glideslope
Not available
DME
Available
channel 22X
Marker beacons
Not available
RVR
touchdown, rollout
Runway markings
Precision instrument
condition good
Arresting system
EMAS

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 13

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

Runway 31

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 13/31

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

Frequencies serving runway 13/31 at KLGA
ServiceFrequencyApplies to
Tower118.7Airport-wide
Tower322.35Airport-wide
Ground121.7Airport-wide
Ground322.35Airport-wide
Clearance delivery121.875Sector: HELICOPTER
D-ATIS125.95Arrival
D-ATIS127.05Departure
Show all frequencies (13 more: approach and departure sectors, secondary and other)
Frequencies serving runway 13/31 at KLGA
ServiceFrequencyApplies to
UNICOM122.95Airport-wide
Ground (secondary)121.85Airport-wide
Ground (secondary)127.675Airport-wide
Approach / departure120.4Airport-wide
Approach / departure120.05Airport-wide
Approach / departure120.8Airport-wide
Approach / departure124.45Airport-wide
Approach / departure124.95Airport-wide
Approach / departure127.3Airport-wide
Approach / departure127.05Airport-wide
Approach / departure128.8Sector: FINAL
Approach / departure132.7Airport-wide
Approach / departure322.35Airport-wide

The FAA record does not sectorize KLGA'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 13/31 overview

Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.

Length
7,002 ft
Width
150 ft
Surface
Asphalt · Good condition
Surface treatment
Grooved
Weight bearing (lb)
S 80k · D 170k · 2D 360k
PCN
577
Runway lights
Lighted
Airport elevation
21 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 13
True heading
122°
Magnetic
134°
Published FAA baseline
Open
Threshold elevation
12 ft
TDZ elevation
12 ft
Displaced threshold
None on record
Threshold crossing height
55 ft
Visual glide path
3.1°
Runway 31
True heading
302°
Magnetic
314°
Published FAA baseline
Open
Threshold elevation
7 ft
TDZ elevation
7 ft
Displaced threshold
None on record
Threshold crossing height
71 ft
Visual glide path
3°
Controlling obstruction
bldg, 95 ft, 2,750 ft from threshold, 26:1 slope

Runway 13/31 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, 12.0°W (1980), 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 KLGA

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 KLGA
720 hours collected since Aug 25, 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
0 configuration changes · 1 distinct configuration · 24 h recorded
Most-used arrival ends at the airport
22 (100%)
Most-used departure ends
13 (100%)
Runway 13
Arrivals0%
Departures100%
Runway 31
Arrivals0%
Departures0%

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

Last 7 days
0 configuration changes (≈ 0 per day) · 1 distinct configuration · 7 days recorded
Most-used arrival ends at the airport
22 (100%)
Most-used departure ends
13 (100%)
Runway 13
Arrivals0%
Departures100%
Runway 31
Arrivals0%
Departures0%
Flow
  • Southwest flow100%(168 h)
Most common configurations
  • 100% · arrivals 22 · departures 13(Southwest flow)
Last 30 days
2 configuration changes (≈ 0.1 per day) · 3 distinct configurations · 30 days recorded
Most-used arrival ends at the airport
22 (85%) · 04 (15%)
Most-used departure ends
31 (61%) · 13 (39%)
Runway 13
Arrivals0%
Departures39%
Runway 31
Arrivals0%
Departures61%
Flow
  • Southwest flow85%(612 h)
  • Northeast flow15%(108 h)
Most common configurations
  • 61% · arrivals 22 · departures 31(Southwest flow)
  • 24% · arrivals 22 · departures 13(Southwest flow)
  • 15% · arrivals 04 · departures 13(Northeast flow)
How the tower used runways by wind
Wind fromHours13 arrivals31 arrivals13 departures31 departures
Calm / light (< 5 kt)7200%0%39%61%
Use by time of day (airport-local)
night (240 h)
13 arr 0%31 arr 0%
morning (180 h)
13 arr 0%31 arr 0%
afternoon (180 h)
13 arr 0%31 arr 0%
evening (120 h)
13 arr 0%31 arr 0%
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 · 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 KLGA is a separate module. 90-day, 12-month and seasonal views appear once the record is long enough.

Historical wind and crosswind on runway 13/31

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

From 175,102 hourly observations at KLGA (2005–2025), 164,331 with a steady wind direction (6.2% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.

Crosswind on runway 13/31 (either end)

Mean crosswind
6 kt
median 5.7 kt
90th / 95th percentile
10.9 / 12.7 kt
max 38 kt
Above 10 kt
13.4%
> 15 kt: 2% · > 20 kt: 0.3%
Gust crosswind > 15 kt
7.8%
90th pct gust 13.6 kt
0%26%51%45%0–5 kt42%5–10 kt11%10–15 kt1.7%15–20 kt0.3%20–25 kt0.0%25+ kt
Share of wind hours by crosswind band on runway 13/31 at KLGA, 2005–2025
Crosswind (kt)Share of wind hours
0–544.5%
5–1042.1%
10–1511.4%
15–201.7%
20–250.3%
25+0%

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

Runway 13

Headwind
45.1%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
35%
> 10 kt: 17.6%
Most wind-favored end
10.4%
of steady-wind hours, 13 had the most headwind of every end at KLGA

Runway 31

Headwind
54.9%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
15.3%
> 10 kt: 2.7%
Most wind-favored end
34.6%
of steady-wind hours, 31 had the most headwind of every end at KLGA

“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 KLGA. 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 13 and 31 by wind sector, 2005–2025
Wind fromShare of wind hours13 favored31 favoredMean crosswindCrosswind > 15 kt
N 338–023°11%0%25.2%7.2 kt1.7%
NE 023–068°17%0%0%8.6 kt7.8%
E 068–113°6%62.4%0%4.9 kt1.3%
SE 113–158°4%100%0%2.2 kt0%
S 158–203°17%13.9%0%7.1 kt1.3%
SW 203–248°11%0%0%7.8 kt1.5%
W 248–293°13%0%85.7%5.6 kt0.4%
NW 293–338°21%0%100%2.6 kt0%

By time of day (airport-local)

morning
13 favored 6.6% · 31 36.5%
mean crosswind 6 kt · calm 7%
afternoon
13 favored 11.5% · 31 35.5%
mean crosswind 6.7 kt · calm 5%
evening
13 favored 14.3% · 31 31.9%
mean crosswind 6.1 kt · calm 4.1%
night
13 favored 10.3% · 31 34%
mean crosswind 5.4 kt · calm 7.4%

Seasonal runway conditions

047JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean crosswind on runway 13/31 at KLGA by month, 2005–2025
MonthMean crosswind (kt)
Jan5.8 kt
Feb5.9 kt
Mar6.2 kt
Apr6.2 kt
May6.2 kt
Jun5.8 kt
Jul5.9 kt
Aug5.6 kt
Sep6.3 kt
Oct6.3 kt
Nov5.9 kt
Dec5.8 kt
Monthly wind and weather statistics for runway 13/31 at KLGA, 2005–2025
MonthPrevailingMean windGustyMean xwxw > 10xw > 15xw > 2013 tail > 531 tail > 5IFRTSFog
JanNW10.5 kt28.7%5.8 kt13.3%2.2%0.4%53.1%6.7%9.8%0.01%8.7%
FebNW10.4 kt27.9%5.9 kt13.3%2.2%0.4%49.3%8.9%10.6%0.03%9.7%
MarNW10.7 kt28.5%6.2 kt16.2%2.8%0.5%44.8%14.7%9.5%0.11%8.7%
AprNW9.8 kt23.5%6.2 kt16.6%2.2%0.3%34.9%21.5%9.7%0.31%8.5%
MayS8.6 kt15.2%6.2 kt14.7%2%0.2%23.1%21.8%11.7%0.52%9.7%
JunS8.2 kt14.5%5.8 kt11.4%1%0.1%25.4%19.3%7%0.98%5.3%
JulS7.7 kt12.2%5.9 kt10.6%0.6%0%21.5%18.5%2.9%1.56%2.2%
AugS7.7 kt10.9%5.6 kt9.5%0.7%0.1%22.4%19.4%2.4%1.2%2.1%
SepNE8.3 kt11.9%6.3 kt14.6%2.3%0.4%20.1%20.1%5%0.33%3.7%
OctNW9 kt19.8%6.3 kt16%3.7%0.6%32%15.1%7.1%0.18%5.9%
NovNW9.5 kt23.4%5.9 kt12%2.1%0.3%43.3%9.4%5.3%0.03%5.1%
DecNW10 kt25.8%5.8 kt12.7%2.1%0.3%48.1%9%11.7%0.04%10.9%

IFR, thunderstorm (TS) and fog columns are airport-wide shares of hours; the crosswind and tailwind columns are specific to this runway. Prevailing = most common 45° wind sector among wind hours.

Runway 13/31 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 Aug 25, 2026 · coverage 30 / 30 days
  • 13: no broadcast has reported it closed
  • 31: no broadcast has reported it closed

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)
  • 11/030 · closure (full) · runway 13/31effective 2026-11-03 05:11Z → 2026-11-03 11:00Z · first seen 2026-11-03 10:59Z · last seen 2026-11-03 10:59Z
    RWY 13/31 CLSD
  • 11/030 · closure (full) · runway 13/31effective 2026-11-03 05:11Z → 2026-11-03 11:00Z · first seen 2026-11-03 05:14Z · last seen 2026-11-03 10:57Z · cancelled 2026-11-03 10:57Z
    !LGA 11/030 LGA RWY 13/31 CLSD 2611030511-2611031100
  • 11/007 · closure (full) · runway 13/31effective 2026-11-02 05:31Z → 2026-11-02 11:00Z · first seen 2026-11-02 05:35Z · last seen 2026-11-02 10:55Z · cancelled 2026-11-02 10:55Z
    !LGA 11/007 LGA RWY 13/31 CLSD 2611020531-2611021100
  • 10/329 · airport closure (full) · runway airport-wideeffective 2026-11-02 05:00Z → 2026-11-15 11:00Z · first seen 2026-10-27 14:34Z · last seen 2026-10-27 14:34Z
    !LGA 10/329 LGA AD AP CLSD TO FIXED WING ACFT EXC 4HR PPR DLY 0500-1100 2611020500-2611151100
  • 10/341 · airport closure (full) · runway airport-wideeffective 2026-11-01 04:00Z → 2026-11-01 11:00Z · first seen 2026-10-28 12:55Z · last seen 2026-10-28 12:55Z
    !LGA 10/341 LGA AD AP CLSD TO FIXED WING EXC 4HR PPR 718-533-3700 2611010400-2611011100
  • 10/328 · airport closure (full) · runway airport-wideeffective 2026-11-01 03:00Z → 2026-11-01 11:00Z · first seen 2026-10-27 14:31Z · last seen 2026-10-28 12:49Z · cancelled 2026-10-28 12:49Z
    !LGA 10/328 LGA AD AP CLSD TO FIXED WING ACFT EXC 4HR PPR 2611010300-2611011100
  • 10/362 · partial closure (partial) · runway 31effective 2026-10-31 04:01Z → 2026-11-01 13:00Z · first seen 2026-11-01 11:02Z · last seen 2026-11-01 11:02Z
    TWY Z BTN APCH END RWY 31 AND TXL NUMBER 18 CLSD
  • 10/363 · partial closure (partial) · runway 13effective 2026-10-31 04:01Z → 2026-11-01 13:00Z · first seen 2026-11-01 11:04Z · last seen 2026-11-01 11:04Z
    TWY P BTN APCH END RWY 13 AND TWY BB CLSD
  • 10/357 · partial closure (partial) · runway 13/31effective 2026-10-31 04:00Z → 2026-11-01 13:00Z · first seen 2026-11-01 11:04Z · last seen 2026-11-01 11:04Z
    TWY AA BTN RWY 13/31 AND TWY P CLSD
  • 10/356 · partial closure (partial) · runway 13/31effective 2026-10-31 04:00Z → 2026-11-01 13:00Z · first seen 2026-10-29 12:53Z · last seen 2026-11-01 11:03Z · cancelled 2026-11-01 11:03Z
    !LGA 10/356 LGA RWY 13/31 CLSD EXC TAX 2610310400-2611011300
  • 10/375 · airport closure (full) · runway airport-wideeffective 2026-10-30 04:10Z → 2026-10-30 10:00Z · first seen 2026-10-30 04:13Z · last seen 2026-10-30 04:13Z
    !LGA 10/375 LGA AD AP CLSD EXC HEL 30MIN PPR 718-533-3700 2610300410-2610301000
  • 10/374 · closure (full) · runway 13/31effective 2026-10-30 04:09Z → 2026-10-30 10:00Z · first seen 2026-10-30 04:13Z · last seen 2026-10-30 04:13Z
    !LGA 10/374 LGA RWY 13/31 CLSD 2610300409-2610301000
Published FAA baseline (NASR record)

Runway 13/31: 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 13/31

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

No pilot report in the last 6 hours names runway 13/31 at KLGA explicitly. Reports near the airport that do not name a runway are on the airport page.

Instrument approaches to runway 13/31

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

Circling / other approaches at KLGA

9 departure procedures · 8 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 (KLGA 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 KLGA 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 5 min ago; the tower TFDM feed last delivered 2 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 KLGA. From the tower TFDM configuration, not wind. Shares are measured independently, so parallels active together can each read 100%.

  • 2285%dep 0%
  • 0415%dep 0%
  • 310%dep 61%
  • 130%dep 39%

30.0 days of stated configuration on record · 2 configuration changes · 3 distinct configurations.

KLGA 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.