KMCO Runway 17R/35L — Orlando International Airport

Name: KMCO Runway 17R/35L wind climatology 2005–2025
Creator: ATIS Alerts

10,000 × 150 ft concrete · true headings 179° / 359° · field elevation 96 ft

Runway 17R/35L at Orlando International Airport (KMCO) in Orlando, FL is 10,000 ft long and 150 ft wide, concrete, with true headings 179° and 359°. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 17R the headwind 47.1% of the time and runway 35L 52.9%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 1.2% of wind hours. KMCO publishes a digital ATIS, so this page shows the runway the tower is actually using right now and builds a record of how often each end is assigned.

Runway 17R/35L — current status

NO CLOSURE REPORTED

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

Sources: FAA runway record (OurAirports) · D-ATIS · D-ATIS 1853Z (2:53 PM EDT). Runway NOTAM monitoring (closures, lighting, navaid outages) is scheduled for the next phase; until then this card reflects only the FAA runway record and the airport's own D-ATIS.

Current active runways at KMCO

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

Information Romeo · 1853Z (2:53 PM EDT)

Arrivals

35R36R

Departures

35L36R

This configuration has been stated since 1703Z (1:03 PM EDT).

Show the D-ATIS text

MCO ARR INFO R 1853Z. 02010KT 10SM TS FEW029CB FEW045 FEW070 BKN250 29/22 A3003 (THREE ZERO ZERO THREE) RMK TSE10B36 OCNL LTGICCG NW-N TS NW-N MOV SW SH VC. SIMULTANEOUS APPCHS, ILS RWY 35R, 36R. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. RWY 18R, 36L CLSD UFN. E1 CLSD BTWN, B9 AND, B11 B10 CLSD BTWN, 36R AND A. ALL ACFT CTC GROUND CONTROL ON 121.8. INCREASED BIRD ACTIVITY  IN THE VCNTY OF THE ARPT. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO R.

MCO DEP INFO E 1853Z. 02010KT 10SM TS FEW029CB FEW045 FEW070 BKN250 29/22 A3003 (THREE ZERO ZERO THREE) RMK TSE10B36 OCNL LTGICCG NW-N TS NW-N MOV SW SH VC. DEPG RWYS 35L, 36R. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. RWY 18R, 36L CLSD UFN. E1 CLSD BTWN, B9 AND, B11 B10 CLSD BTWN, 36R AND A. ALL ACFT CTC GROUND CONTROL ON 121.8. INCREASED BIRD ACTIVITY  IN THE VCNTY OF THE ARPT. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO E.

Current wind on Runway 17R/35L

Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 10 kt

METAR 1853Z (2:53 PM EDT)

Runway 17R

Tailwind: 9 kt
Crosswind: 4 ktfrom left

Runway 35L

FAVORED BY WIND

Headwind: 9 kt
Crosswind: 4 ktfrom right

Wind-favored runway at KMCO right now: 35R (9 kt headwind) — a different runway than this one.

Components use TRUE runway headings and TRUE METAR wind. “Favored by wind” is arithmetic, not an ATC assignment.

ATIS Alerts Predicted Runway

Which runway at KMCO is likely to be in use over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.

Time	Likely runway	Confidence	Wind
Now1913Z · 3:13 PM EDT	35R and 36Ractive · D-ATIS stated by D-ATIS	stated	020° at 10 kt
+1 h2013Z · 4:13 PM EDT	36Rthen 35R	Low49%	080° at 12 kt G18
+2 h2113Z · 5:13 PM EDT	36Rthen 35R	Low46%	080° at 12 kt G18
+3 h2213Z · 6:13 PM EDT	36Rthen 35R	Low43%	080° at 12 kt G18
+6 h0113Z · 9:13 PM EDT	- calm wind: assignment depends on local practice, not wind	-	VRB at 4 kt
+12 h0713Z · 3:13 AM EDT	- calm wind: assignment depends on local practice, not wind	-	VRB at 4 kt

ATIS Alerts Predicted Runway is an estimate from the TAF wind forecast and runway geometry (most headwind, crosswind penalised, tailwind over 5 kt avoided, longest runway breaks ties). It is not an ATC assignment and does not know about noise abatement, traffic flow or construction unless the D-ATIS states them. TAF issued 1739Z (1:39 PM EDT).

Runway 17R/35L overview

Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.

Length: 10,000 ft
Width: 150 ft
Surface: Concrete
Runway lights: Lighted
Airport elevation: 96 ft
FAA record status: Open

Runway 17R

True heading: 179°
Magnetic (approx.): ≈ 186°
FAA record: Open

Runway 35L

True heading: 359°
Magnetic (approx.): ≈ 006°
FAA record: Open

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 variation here is about 7.0°W (World Magnetic Model). Displaced thresholds, declared distances (TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA), approach lighting, PAPI/VASI, ILS equipment and traffic-pattern direction are FAA NASR fields not yet loaded — they are omitted rather than guessed.

Recorded runway use at KMCO — last 30 days

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

ATIS Alerts records every change of KMCO's D-ATIS and turns it into a log of which runways the facility named for arrivals and departures. Recording started Sep 18, 2026 — 2 hours captured so far. Usage statistics appear once 24 hours are on record, and become meaningful after a few weeks.

Historical wind and crosswind on runway 17R/35L

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

From 174,956 hourly observations at KMCO (2005–2025), 147,834 with a steady wind direction (15.5% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.

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

Mean crosswind

4.7 kt

median 3.9 kt

90th / 95th percentile

10 / 12 kt

max 43.7 kt

Above 10 kt

9.6%

> 15 kt: 1.2% · > 20 kt: 0.1%

Gust crosswind > 15 kt

4.8%

90th pct gust 10.9 kt

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

Runway 17R

Headwind

47.1%

of wind hours

Tailwind > 5 kt

22.8%

> 10 kt: 4.4%

Wind-favored end

9.9%

most headwind of all runways

Runway 35L

Headwind

52.9%

of wind hours

Tailwind > 5 kt

15.1%

> 10 kt: 2.9%

Wind-favored end

8.6%

most headwind of all runways

“Wind-favored” counts the hours this end had the most headwind of every open runway at KMCO — wind arithmetic, not an ATC assignment (parallel runways with the same heading share the credit equally). Recorded D-ATIS use, where available, is the section above.

By wind direction

Wind-favored share of runway 17R and 35L by wind sector, 2005–2025
Wind from	Share of wind hours	17R favored	35L favored	Mean crosswind	Crosswind > 15 kt
N 338–023°	18%	0%	20.4%	1.4 kt	0%
NE 023–068°	12%	0%	0%	6.1 kt	0.8%
E 068–113°	18%	18.7%	0%	7.5 kt	2.4%
SE 113–158°	10%	33.3%	0%	4.7 kt	0.1%
S 158–203°	14%	21%	0%	1.4 kt	0%
SW 203–248°	9%	0%	0%	4.9 kt	0.7%
W 248–293°	10%	0%	21.8%	7.8 kt	4.9%
NW 293–338°	8%	0%	33.3%	5.2 kt	0.6%

By time of day (airport-local)

morning

17R favored 8.8% · 35L 9.4%

mean crosswind 4.2 kt · calm 16.8%

afternoon

17R favored 10.2% · 35L 7.6%

mean crosswind 6.6 kt · calm 11.7%

evening

17R favored 11.8% · 35L 6.5%

mean crosswind 5.5 kt · calm 6.8%

night

17R favored 9.2% · 35L 10.1%

mean crosswind 3 kt · calm 21.7%

Seasonal runway conditions

Monthly wind and weather statistics for runway 17R/35L at KMCO, 2005–2025
Month	Prevailing	Mean wind	Gusty	Mean xw	xw > 10	xw > 15	xw > 20	17R tail > 5	35L tail > 5	IFR	TS	Fog
Jan	N	7 kt	7.7%	4.4 kt	7.9%	1.3%	0.2%	32.3%	15.9%	6.7%	0.25%	7.3%
Feb	N	7 kt	8.8%	4.7 kt	9.2%	1.3%	0.1%	24.9%	19.1%	6.7%	0.21%	7.2%
Mar	E	7.5 kt	12.1%	5.4 kt	13.7%	2%	0.2%	22.3%	19.6%	3.1%	0.6%	3.5%
Apr	E	7.4 kt	11.9%	5.7 kt	15.1%	1.9%	0.2%	18.6%	20.2%	1.8%	1.09%	2.8%
May	E	6.8 kt	9.2%	5.6 kt	14.9%	1.5%	0.1%	14.5%	15.5%	1.5%	2.28%	2.5%
Jun	S	5.8 kt	5.8%	4.6 kt	9%	0.7%	0%	8.6%	20%	1.6%	5.18%	2.5%
Jul	S	4.9 kt	3.6%	3.9 kt	5.2%	0.4%	0.1%	5%	19.6%	1.3%	6.12%	2%
Aug	S	5.3 kt	4.9%	4.3 kt	7.3%	1%	0.1%	8.7%	17.5%	1.1%	5.58%	1.9%
Sep	E	5.7 kt	5.1%	4.5 kt	8.1%	0.9%	0.1%	22.9%	9.2%	2%	3.2%	2.1%
Oct	N	6.8 kt	6.9%	4.8 kt	10.3%	1.2%	0.2%	37.3%	5.7%	1.8%	0.54%	2.6%
Nov	N	6.9 kt	6.4%	4.2 kt	7.6%	0.9%	0.1%	41.8%	7.2%	4.5%	0.17%	4.9%
Dec	N	6.6 kt	5.8%	4.1 kt	6.7%	0.8%	0%	31.7%	13.2%	7.8%	0.2%	8.4%

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

Runway NOTAM history begins when the NOTAM feed goes live (next phase).

D-ATIS broadcasts recorded since Sep 18, 2026 declared runway 17R closed on 0 days and runway 35L closed on 0 days in the last 30 days. Scheduled and unscheduled closure NOTAMs, with start and end times and the official text, will appear here once ATIS Alerts records runway NOTAMs; there is no retrievable archive, so history accrues from that date forward.

Instrument approaches to runway 17R/35L

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

Runway 17R

Runway 35L

ILSILS OR LOC RWY 35L ↗precision
ILSILS RWY 35L (CAT II - III) ↗precision
ILSILS RWY 35L (SA CAT I) ↗precision
RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS) RWY 35L ↗

17 departure procedures · 22 STARs · FAA d-TPP cycle 2610. Plates open on aeronav.faa.gov (public domain); ATIS Alerts does not reproduce charts or minimums.

Methodology and sources

Active runwaysare read from the airport's D-ATIS text (community relay of the FAA broadcast) with an open, tested parser; the broadcast text is always shown. Every change is recorded, so “recorded use” is what the facility stated, never an inference.
Wind components use the current METAR (aviationweather.gov) against TRUE runway headings from the OurAirports/FAA runway record.
Predicted runway scores each open end from the TAF wind (headwind, crosswind penalty, tailwind avoidance, longest-runway tie-break); confidence falls with forecast distance, gusts and TAF age. It does not model noise abatement or flow programs.
Climatology: Iowa Environmental Mesonet ASOS archive, one observation per hour, 45° wind sectors, percentiles via t-digest; runway geometry is today's record applied to all years. Methodology v1.
Approaches: FAA d-TPP metafile, current charting cycle; plates link to aeronav.faa.gov. No minimums are reproduced.
Data freshness: METAR and D-ATIS refresh every minute on this page; the D-ATIS recorder ran 3 min ago; climatology through 2025-12-31.

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Crosswind (kt)	Share of wind hours
0–5	62.2%
5–10	28.1%
10–15	8.5%
15–20	1.1%
20–25	0.1%
25+	0%