KLIT Runway 04L/22R — Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field
8,273 × 150 ft concrete · true headings 047° / 227° · field elevation 266 ft
Runway 04L/22R at Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (KLIT) in Little Rock, AR is 8,273 ft long and 150 ft wide, concrete, with true headings 047° and 227°. The FAA record lists ILS/DME (CAT I) and MALSR approach lights on runway 04L. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 04L the headwind 46.2% of the time and runway 22R 53.8%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 1.2% of wind hours. KLIT publishes a digital ATIS, 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 04L/22R — 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.
- D-ATIS reports runway 04L and 22R closed.
Sources: Published FAA baseline (OurAirports/NASR record) · FAA NOTAMs · D-ATIS · D-ATIS 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT). 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 04L/22R
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.
- 09/106 · DOM09/28 0353Z (10:53 PM CDT) → 10/30 1200Z (7:00 AM CDT)
!LIT 09/106 LIT NAV ILS RWY 22R GP U/S 2609280353-2610301200EST
Current active runways at KLIT
As stated by the airport’s D-ATIS — the facility’s own broadcast, not an estimate.
Runway 04L/22R in this configuration: CLOSED
D-ATIS reports runway 04L and 22R closed.
This D-ATIS configuration has been stated since 1453Z (9:53 AM CDT).
Show the D-ATIS text
LIT ATIS INFO P 0853Z. 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/11 A3020 (THREE ZERO TWO ZERO). SIMUL VIS APCH RWYS 4R, 36. NOTAMS... RWY 4L/22R CLSD. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO P.
Current wind on Runway 04L/22R
Wind calm
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 D-ATIS 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 KLIT
Meaningful configuration changes recorded from the D-ATIS — the facility's own statements, not estimates.
Oct 28, 2026 (airport-local day): 0 configuration changes since local midnight, from the D-ATIS broadcasts 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.
- 05:02Z12:02 AM CDT(in effect since before the day began)4.8 h · currentArrivals04R36Departuresnot statedATIS: Lima → Mike → November → Oscar → PapaIn effect at the start of the day
Runway 04L/22R outlook
Where runway 04L/22R stands now and which runway at KLIT is likely over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.
Time · runway 04L/22R · airport-wide outlook · confidence · forecast wind · why
- Now0947Z · 4:47 AM CDT·04L/22R: CLOSED·Current airport configuration (D-ATIS): arrivals 04R · 36 · departures -·stated·wind calm
- +1 h1047Z · 5:47 AM CDT·04L/22R: CLOSED·airport-wide likely 04R·Northeast flow·Low 55%·wind VRB at 3 kt·Why TAF wind variable at 3 kt: no steady direction, so wind does not decide the runway.|In recorded use, 04R is the end this airport most often named for arrivals in calm wind (D-ATIS).|The airport is already using 04R and 36.|Runways 04L and 22R are excluded: stated closed.
- +2 h1147Z · 6:47 AM CDT·04L/22R: CLOSED·airport-wide likely 04R·Northeast flow·Low 55%·wind VRB at 3 kt·Why TAF wind variable at 3 kt: no steady direction, so wind does not decide the runway.|In recorded use, 04R is the end this airport most often named for arrivals in calm wind (D-ATIS).|The airport is already using 04R and 36.|Runways 04L and 22R are excluded: stated closed.
- +3 h1247Z · 7:47 AM CDT·04L/22R: CLOSED·airport-wide likely 04R·Northeast flow·Low 55%·wind VRB at 3 kt·Why TAF wind variable at 3 kt: no steady direction, so wind does not decide the runway.|In recorded use, 04R is the end this airport most often named for arrivals in calm wind (D-ATIS).|The airport is already using 04R and 36.|Runways 04L and 22R are excluded: stated closed.
- +6 h1547Z · 10:47 AM CDT·04L/22R: CLOSED·airport-wide likely 18 then 22L·South flow·6 kt headwind, 4 kt crosswind·Medium 60%·wind 150° at 7 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 150° at 7 kt favors southeast-facing runway ends: 6 kt headwind and 4 kt crosswind on 18 versus 2 kt headwind on 22L.|This would be a change from the current 04R and 36 configuration.|Runways 04L and 22R are excluded: stated closed.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+6 h).
- +12 h2147Z · 4:47 PM CDT·04L/22R: CLOSED·airport-wide likely 18 then 22L·South flow·6 kt headwind, 4 kt crosswind·Low 42%·wind 150° at 7 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 150° at 7 kt favors southeast-facing runway ends: 6 kt headwind and 4 kt crosswind on 18 versus 2 kt headwind on 22L.|This would be a change from the current 04R and 36 configuration.|Runways 04L and 22R are excluded: stated closed.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+12 h).
ATIS Alerts Predicted Runway is an estimate from the TAF wind forecast, runway geometry (most headwind, crosswind penalised, tailwind over 5 kt avoided, longest runway breaks ties), the current stated configuration and any stated closures; recorded D-ATIS use since Sep 18, 2026 (720 h) is an input wherever a wind sector has 24 h on record. Each row lists its reasons; “no runway favored” is a genuine answer under variable or light wind, never replaced by a guess. It is not an ATC assignment and does not know about noise abatement or traffic flow unless the recorded history shows them. TAF issued 0526Z (12:26 AM CDT).
Runway 04L/22R equipment and lighting
What the FAA record lists for each end, annotated with current NOTAM and D-ATIS outages.
- Approach lighting
- MALSR
- Visual glide slope
- PAPI (4-box, left side)
- Runway edge lighting
- HIRL (high intensity)
- Centerline lighting
- Available
- Touchdown zone lighting
- Not available
- REIL
- Not available
- ILS
- ILS/DME
- Localizer
- Available
- Glideslope
- Available
- DME
- Available
- Marker beacons
- Not available
- RVR
- touchdown, midpoint, rollout
- Runway markings
- Precision instrument
- Arresting system
- Not available
- Approach lighting
- ALSF-2
- Visual glide slope
- PAPI (4-box, right side)
- Runway edge lighting
- HIRL (high intensity)
- Centerline lighting
- Available
- Touchdown zone lighting
- Available
- REIL
- Not available
- ILS
- ILS/DMEDEGRADED
- Localizer
- Available
- Glideslope
- AvailableOUT OF SERVICE
- DME
- Available
- Marker beacons
- IM
- RVR
- touchdown, midpoint, rollout
- Runway markings
- Precision instrument
- Arresting system
- EMAS
!LIT 09/106 LIT NAV ILS RWY 22R GP U/S 2609280353-2610301200EST
!LIT 09/106 LIT NAV ILS RWY 22R GP U/S 2609280353-2610301200EST
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 04L/22R
Tower, ground, clearance, ATIS and approach frequencies from the FAA record, labelled by what they apply to.
| Service | Frequency | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Tower | 118.7 | Airport-wide |
| Tower | 257.8 | Airport-wide |
| Ground | 121.9 | Airport-wide |
| Ground | 339.8 | Airport-wide |
| D-ATIS | 125.65 | Airport-wide |
Show all frequencies (6 more: approach and departure sectors, secondary and other)
| Service | Frequency | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| UNICOM | 122.95 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 119.5 | Sector: 240-039 |
| Approach / departure | 135.4 | Sector: 040-239 |
| Approach / departure | 291.775 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 306.2 | Sector: 240-039 |
| Approach / departure | 353.6 | Sector: 040-239 |
The FAA record does not sectorize KLIT'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 04L/22R overview
Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.
- Length
- 8,273 ft
- Width
- 150 ft
- Surface
- Concrete · Good condition
- Surface treatment
- Grooved
- Weight bearing (lb)
- S 75k · D 200k · 2D 350k
- PCN
- 865
- Runway lights
- Lighted
- Airport elevation
- 266 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
- 047°
- Magnetic
- 047°
- Published FAA baseline
- Open
- Threshold elevation
- 253 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 258 ft
- Displaced threshold
- 297 ft
- Threshold crossing height
- 50 ft
- Visual glide path
- 3°
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Controlling obstruction
- rr, 23 ft, 670 ft from threshold, 20:1 slope
- True heading
- 227°
- Magnetic
- 227°
- Published FAA baseline
- Open
- Threshold elevation
- 262 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 262 ft
- Displaced threshold
- None on record
- Threshold crossing height
- 58 ft
- Visual glide path
- 3°
- Traffic pattern
- Right
Runway 04L/22R 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, 0.0°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.
Configuration history at KLIT
Observed runway usage: how often the D-ATIS named each end, by window, flow, wind and time of day (the facility's own statement).
- 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%.
- Most-used arrival ends at the airport
- 04R (100%) · 36 (100%)
- Most-used departure ends
- none stated
- Most-used arrival ends at the airport
- 04R (100%) · 36 (100%)
- Most-used departure ends
- none stated
- 100% · arrivals 04R · 36 · departures -
- Most-used arrival ends at the airport
- 04R (80%) · 36 (78%) · 22L (20%)
- Most-used departure ends
- none stated
- Northeast flow69%(9 h)
- Southwest flow31%(4 h)
- 78% · arrivals 04R · 36 · departures -
- 20% · arrivals 18 · 22L · departures -
- 1% · arrivals 04R · departures -(Northeast flow)
| Wind from | Hours | 04L arrivals | 22R arrivals | 04L departures | 22R departures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE (023–068°) | 58 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| S (158–203°) | 27 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SW (203–248°) | 100 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| NW (293–338°) | 228 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Calm / light (< 5 kt) | 307 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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 D-ATIS runway configuration history collected · 4 distinct configurations observed · 809 D-ATIS broadcasts recorded · through Oct 28, 2026. Shares are the fraction of recorded hours in which the D-ATIS named each end. Wind sectors use the wind reported when each configuration began. Nothing here is inferred from wind; the wind-favored analysis for KLIT is a separate module. 90-day, 12-month and seasonal views appear once the record is long enough.
Historical wind and crosswind on runway 04L/22R
20-year hourly climatology from the ASOS archive, computed per runway end.
From 174,813 hourly observations at KLIT (2005–2025), 142,639 with a steady wind direction (18.4% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.
Crosswind on runway 04L/22R (either end)
| Crosswind (kt) | Share of wind hours |
|---|---|
| 0–5 | 64.8% |
| 5–10 | 28.1% |
| 10–15 | 5.9% |
| 15–20 | 1.1% |
| 20–25 | 0.1% |
| 25+ | 0% |
Strongest-crosswind month on average: Apr; calmest: Jul. Percentiles are streaming approximations (t-digest), accurate to about 0.1 kt.
Runway 04L
Runway 22R
“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 KLIT. 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 | 04L favored | 22R favored | Mean crosswind | Crosswind > 15 kt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N 338–023° | 13% | 0% | 0% | 5.5 kt | 0.9% |
| NE 023–068° | 12% | 50% | 0% | 1.1 kt | 0% |
| E 068–113° | 12% | 50% | 0% | 4.2 kt | 0.1% |
| SE 113–158° | 11% | 0% | 0% | 6.4 kt | 0.9% |
| S 158–203° | 20% | 0% | 0% | 5.2 kt | 0.2% |
| SW 203–248° | 14% | 0% | 50% | 1.3 kt | 0% |
| W 248–293° | 10% | 0% | 50% | 4.4 kt | 1.7% |
| NW 293–338° | 9% | 0% | 0% | 9 kt | 8.7% |
By time of day (airport-local)
Seasonal runway conditions
| Month | Mean crosswind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 5.1 kt |
| Feb | 4.9 kt |
| Mar | 5.3 kt |
| Apr | 5.4 kt |
| May | 4.6 kt |
| Jun | 3.8 kt |
| Jul | 3.4 kt |
| Aug | 3.6 kt |
| Sep | 3.6 kt |
| Oct | 4.3 kt |
| Nov | 4.7 kt |
| Dec | 4.8 kt |
| Month | Prevailing | Mean wind | Gusty | Mean xw | xw > 10 | xw > 15 | xw > 20 | 04L tail > 5 | 22R tail > 5 | IFR | TS | Fog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | N | 6.8 kt | 9% | 5.1 kt | 11.3% | 2.3% | 0.2% | 20.3% | 18.8% | 11.4% | 0.36% | 12.5% |
| Feb | N | 7.3 kt | 11.3% | 4.9 kt | 9.4% | 1.8% | 0.2% | 21.9% | 26.5% | 10.8% | 0.79% | 12.4% |
| Mar | S | 7.5 kt | 14.1% | 5.3 kt | 11.8% | 2.2% | 0.3% | 25.6% | 21% | 7.3% | 1.23% | 9.8% |
| Apr | S | 7.3 kt | 15.4% | 5.4 kt | 11.4% | 2.4% | 0.3% | 27.5% | 14.9% | 4.3% | 2.24% | 6% |
| May | S | 6.3 kt | 9% | 4.6 kt | 6.9% | 0.9% | 0.1% | 24.3% | 13.9% | 4.6% | 2.3% | 6.4% |
| Jun | S | 5.6 kt | 5.6% | 3.8 kt | 2.7% | 0.3% | 0% | 28.7% | 10.6% | 2.2% | 1.64% | 3.5% |
| Jul | SW | 5.3 kt | 4.5% | 3.4 kt | 1.9% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 28.1% | 10.9% | 2.3% | 1.95% | 3.4% |
| Aug | S | 5 kt | 3.8% | 3.6 kt | 2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 15.2% | 17.8% | 2.6% | 1.65% | 4.2% |
| Sep | NE | 4.9 kt | 3.9% | 3.6 kt | 2.7% | 0.3% | 0% | 9% | 24.3% | 3.9% | 0.56% | 6.4% |
| Oct | S | 5.4 kt | 6.3% | 4.3 kt | 6.6% | 0.9% | 0.1% | 17.7% | 17.5% | 6.8% | 0.63% | 7.8% |
| Nov | S | 5.9 kt | 7.6% | 4.7 kt | 8% | 1.3% | 0.1% | 18.4% | 16.7% | 7.2% | 0.51% | 9.2% |
| Dec | S | 6.2 kt | 7.8% | 4.8 kt | 9.1% | 1.6% | 0.1% | 18.7% | 17.1% | 14.1% | 0.57% | 16.2% |
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 04L/22R closure history
Kept per source with its provenance: D-ATIS-observed, NOTAM-observed and the FAA published baseline are never merged.
- 04L reported closed on 31 calendar days (809 broadcasts; first seen 2026-09-28 09:55Z, last seen 2026-10-28 09:45Z)
- 22R reported closed on 31 calendar days (809 broadcasts; first seen 2026-09-28 09:55Z, last seen 2026-10-28 09:45Z)
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.
No closure NOTAM naming runway 04L/22R has been received since the stream went live — the D-ATIS closure above has no matching NOTAM in our dataset, which is a coverage gap in the feed, not evidence the runway is open.
Runway 04L/22R: 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 04L/22R
Official PIREPs that name this runway explicitly, past 6 hours.
No pilot report in the last 6 hours names runway 04L/22R at KLIT explicitly. Reports near the airport that do not name a runway are on the airport page.
Instrument approaches to runway 04L/22R
From the FAA d-TPP, linked to the official plates.
Runway 04L
- ILSILS OR LOC RWY 04L ↗precision
- RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS) RWY 04L ↗
Runway 22R
- ILSILS OR LOC RWY 22R ↗precision
- ILSILS RWY 22R (CAT II - III) ↗precision
- ILSILS RWY 22R (SA CAT I) ↗precision
- RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS) RWY 22R ↗
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 KLIT by identifier or by position within 15 NM. Approaches: FAA d-TPP metafile, current charting cycle; plates link to aeronav.faa.gov. No minimums are reproduced.
- Data freshness: METAR and D-ATIS refresh every minute on this page; the D-ATIS recorder ran 3 min ago; 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 KLIT. From the D-ATIS, not wind. Shares are measured independently, so parallels active together can each read 100%.
- 04R80%dep 0%
- 3678%dep 0%
- 1820%dep 0%
- 22L20%dep 0%
30.0 days of stated configuration on record · 11 configuration changes · 4 distinct configurations.
KLIT 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.