KMCO Runway 18L/36R — Orlando International Airport
12,005 × 200 ft pem · true headings 179° / 359° · field elevation 96 ft
Runway 18L/36R at Orlando International Airport (KMCO) in Orlando, FL is 12,005 ft long and 200 ft wide, pem, with true headings 179° and 359°. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 18L the headwind 47.1% of the time and runway 36R 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, today's configuration changes, and a growing record of how often each end is assigned.
Runway 18L/36R — 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 11/010: !MCO 11/010 MCO NAV ILS RWY 36R CAT II NA 2611021325-2611052100EST
Sources: Published FAA baseline (OurAirports/NASR record) · FAA NOTAMs · D-ATIS · D-ATIS 2153Z (4:53 PM 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 18L/36R
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.
- 11/010 · DOM11/02 1325Z (8:25 AM EST) → 11/05 2100Z (4:00 PM EST)
!MCO 11/010 MCO NAV ILS RWY 36R CAT II NA 2611021325-2611052100EST
- 11/009 · INTL11/02 1323Z (8:23 AM EST) → 11/05 2100Z (4:00 PM EST)
!MCO 11/009 MCO RWY 36R RVRT U/S 2611021323-2611052100EST
- 10/203 · DOM10/27 1335Z (9:35 AM EDT) → 01/18 1200Z (7:00 AM EST)
!MCO 10/203 MCO RWY 18L/36R CL MARKINGS OBSC 2610271335-2701181200
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. Runway lights are on. Not an FAA product; verify with the current METAR and ATIS.
Current active runways at KMCO
As stated by the airport’s D-ATIS — the facility’s own broadcast, not an estimate.
Flow: North flow— the compass direction of the stated arrival ends
Runway 18L/36R in this configuration: 36R — DEPARTURES
This D-ATIS configuration has been stated since 0953Z (4:53 AM EST).
Show the D-ATIS text
MCO ARR INFO A 2153Z. 04007KT 10SM SCT016 BKN100 BKN140 OVC300 23/21 A3003 (THREE ZERO ZERO THREE). SIMULTANEOUS APPCHS, ILS RWY 35R, RNAV APCH RWY 36L, RNAV RNP APCH RWY 35R, 36L. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. E1 CLSD BTWN, F AND B11. ALL ACFT CTC GROUND CONTROL ON 121.8. NOTAM RWY 17R PAPI OTS. 36L ILS, ALS, AND REILS OTS. HAZS WX INFO FOR MCO AREA AVBL ON FLT SVC FREQ. INCREASED BIRD ACTIVITY IN THE VCNTY OF THE ARPT. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO A.
MCO DEP INFO N 2153Z. 04007KT 10SM SCT016 BKN100 BKN140 OVC300 23/21 A3003 (THREE ZERO ZERO THREE). DEPG RWYS 35L, 36R, 36L. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. E1 CLSD BTWN, F AND B11. ALL ACFT CTC GROUND CONTROL ON 121.8. 36L ILS, ALS, AND REILS OTS. HAZS WX INFO FOR MCO AREA AVBL ON FLT SVC FREQ. INCREASED BIRD ACTIVITY IN THE VCNTY OF THE ARPT. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO N.
Current wind on Runway 18L/36R
Wind from the northeast (040°) at 7 kt
- Tailwind
- 5 kt
- Crosswind
- 5 ktfrom left
- Headwind
- 5 kt
- Crosswind
- 5 ktfrom right
- 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 ↗
Wind-favored runway at KMCO right now: 35R (5 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 KMCO
Meaningful configuration changes recorded from the D-ATIS — the facility's own statements, not estimates.
Nov 2, 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.
- 05:04Z12:04 AM EST(in effect since before the day began)18.0 h · currentArrivals35R36LDepartures35L36R36LATIS: Yankee → Zulu → Mike → Alfa → November → Bravo → Oscar → Charlie → Papa → Delta → Quebec → Echo → Romeo → Foxtrot → Sierra → Golf → Tango → Hotel → Uniform → India → Victor → Juliett → Whiskey → Kilo → X-ray → Lima → Yankee → Mike → Zulu → November → Alfa → Oscar → Bravo → Papa → Charlie → Quebec → Delta → Romeo → Echo → Sierra → Foxtrot → Tango → Golf → Uniform → Hotel → Victor → India → Whiskey → Juliett → X-ray → Kilo → Yankee → Lima → Zulu → Mike → Alfa → NovemberNorth flowIn effect at the start of the day
Runway 18L/36R outlook
Where runway 18L/36R stands now and which runway at KMCO is likely over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.
Time · runway 18L/36R · airport-wide outlook · confidence · forecast wind · why
- Now2304Z · 6:04 PM EST·18L/36R: 36R in use·Current airport configuration (D-ATIS): arrivals 35R · 36L · departures 35L · 36R · 36L·stated·wind 040° at 7 kt
- +1 h0004Z · 7:04 PM EST·18L/36R: 36R likely·airport-wide likely 36R then 35R·North flow·3 kt headwind, 9 kt crosswind·Low 50%·wind 070° at 9 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 070° at 9 kt favors east-facing runway ends: 3 kt headwind and 9 kt crosswind on 36R versus 3 kt headwind on 35R.|The airport is already using 35R and 36L (stated by D-ATIS), so no change is needed.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Recorded use under this wind is not shown yet: 17 of the 24 h needed.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+1 h).
- +2 h0104Z · 8:04 PM EST·18L/36R: 36R likely·airport-wide likely 36R then 35R·North flow·3 kt headwind, 9 kt crosswind·Low 47%·wind 070° at 9 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 070° at 9 kt favors east-facing runway ends: 3 kt headwind and 9 kt crosswind on 36R versus 3 kt headwind on 35R.|The airport is already using 35R and 36L (stated by D-ATIS), so no change is needed.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Recorded use under this wind is not shown yet: 17 of the 24 h needed.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+2 h).
- +3 h0204Z · 9:04 PM EST·18L/36R: 36R likely·airport-wide likely 36R then 35R·North flow·3 kt headwind, 9 kt crosswind·Low 44%·wind 070° at 9 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 070° at 9 kt favors east-facing runway ends: 3 kt headwind and 9 kt crosswind on 36R versus 3 kt headwind on 35R.|The airport is already using 35R and 36L (stated by D-ATIS), so no change is needed.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Recorded use under this wind is not shown yet: 17 of the 24 h needed.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+3 h).
- +6 h0504Z · 12:04 AM EST·18L/36R: 36R likely·airport-wide likely 36R then 35R·North flow·4 kt headwind, 8 kt crosswind·Low 40%·wind 060° at 9 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 060° at 9 kt favors northeast-facing runway ends: 4 kt headwind and 8 kt crosswind on 36R versus 4 kt headwind on 35R.|The airport is already using 35R and 36L (stated by D-ATIS), so no change is needed.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Recorded use with wind from the northeast: 36R was named for arrivals 74% of 280 h (D-ATIS).|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+6 h).
- +12 h1104Z · 6:04 AM EST·18L/36R: 36R likely·airport-wide likely 36R then 35R·North flow·3 kt headwind, 6 kt crosswind·Low 22%·wind 060° at 7 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 060° at 7 kt favors northeast-facing runway ends: 3 kt headwind and 6 kt crosswind on 36R versus 3 kt headwind on 35R.|The airport is already using 35R and 36L (stated by D-ATIS), so no change is needed.|No known runway closure prevents this configuration.|Recorded use with wind from the northeast: 36R was named for arrivals 74% of 280 h (D-ATIS).|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 (719 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 2103Z (4:03 PM EST).
Runway 18L/36R equipment and lighting
What the FAA record lists for each end, annotated with current NOTAM and D-ATIS outages.
- Approach lighting
- Not available
- 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
- ALSF-2
- Visual glide slope
- PAPI (4-box, left side)
- Runway edge lighting
- HIRL (high intensity)
- Centerline lighting
- Available
- Touchdown zone lighting
- 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
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 18L/36R
Tower, ground, clearance, ATIS and approach frequencies from the FAA record, labelled by what they apply to.
| Service | Frequency | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Tower | 124.3 | Runway 18L/36R |
| Tower | 253.5 | Airport-wide |
| Ground | 121.8 | Sector: WEST |
| Ground | 126.4 | Sector: EAST |
| Clearance delivery | 134.7 | Airport-wide |
| Clearance delivery | 341.7 | Airport-wide |
| D-ATIS | 120.525 | Departure |
| D-ATIS | 121.25 | Arrival |
Show all frequencies (16 more: approach and departure sectors, secondary and other)
| Service | Frequency | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| UNICOM | 122.95 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 119.4 | Sector: 181-310 5500 FT & BLW |
| Approach / departure | 119.4 | Sector: 061-180 4500 FT & BLW |
| Approach / departure | 120.15 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 120.15 | Sector: 181-359 ABV 5500 FT |
| Approach / departure | 123.85 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 124.8 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 124.8 | Sector: 000-180 ABV 5000 FT |
| Approach / departure | 134.05 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 135.3 | Sector: 311-060 5500 FT & BLW |
| Approach / departure | 284.7 | Sector: 181-359 ABV 5500 FT |
| Approach / departure | 284.7 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 307.0 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 307.0 | Sector: 000-180 ABV 5500 FT |
| Approach / departure | 339.8 | Airport-wide |
| Approach / departure | 351.9 | Sector: 311-060 5500 FT & BLW |
Rows marked “Runway 18L/36R” 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 18L/36R overview
Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.
- Length
- 12,005 ft
- Width
- 200 ft
- Surface
- Partially concrete/asphalt · Good condition
- Surface treatment
- Grooved
- Weight bearing (lb)
- S 120k · D 250k · 2D 550k · 2D/2D2 1117k
- PCN
- 1028
- Runway lights
- Lighted
- Airport elevation
- 96 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
- 179°
- Magnetic
- 185°
- Published FAA baseline
- Open
- Threshold elevation
- 92 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 96 ft
- Displaced threshold
- None on record
- Threshold crossing height
- 71 ft
- Visual glide path
- 3°
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- True heading
- 359°
- Magnetic
- 005°
- Published FAA baseline
- Open
- Threshold elevation
- 91 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 92 ft
- Displaced threshold
- None on record
- Threshold crossing height
- 70 ft
- Visual glide path
- 3°
- Traffic pattern
- Left
Runway 18L/36R 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°W (2015), 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 KMCO
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 · 29.9 / 90 days
- 12-month analysis: Collecting · 29.9 / 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
- 36L (100%) · 35R (100%)
- Most-used departure ends
- 36L (100%) · 35L (100%) · 36R (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
- 35R (96%) · 36R (55%) · 36L (39%)
- Most-used departure ends
- 35L (96%) · 36R (94%) · 36L (39%)
- North flow96%(162 h)
- South flow4%(6 h)
- 54% · arrivals 35R · 36R · departures 35L · 36R(North flow)
- 40% · arrivals 35R · 36L · departures 35L · 36L · 36R(North flow)
- 4% · arrivals 17L · 18R · departures 17R · 18L · 18R(South flow)
- Most-used arrival ends at the airport
- 35R (86%) · 36R (76%) · 18L (13%)
- Most-used departure ends
- 35L (87%) · 36R (85%) · 18L (13%)
- North flow87%(622 h)
- South flow13%(97 h)
- 75% · arrivals 35R · 36R · departures 35L · 36R(North flow)
- 13% · arrivals 17L · 18L · departures 17R · 18L(South flow)
- 9% · arrivals 35R · 36L · departures 35L · 36L · 36R(North flow)
| Wind from | Hours | 18L arrivals | 36R arrivals | 18L departures | 36R departures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (338–023°) | 42 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 100% |
| NE (023–068°) | 280 | 0% | 74% | 0% | 97% |
| SE (113–158°) | 55 | 99% | 1% | 99% | 1% |
| W (248–293°) | 60 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 100% |
| Calm / light (< 5 kt) | 252 | 12% | 88% | 12% | 88% |
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 — 719 hours of D-ATIS runway configuration history collected · 9 distinct configurations observed · 1,974 D-ATIS broadcasts recorded · through Nov 2, 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 KMCO is a separate module. 90-day, 12-month and seasonal views appear once the record is long enough.
Historical wind and crosswind on runway 18L/36R
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 18L/36R (either end)
| 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% |
Strongest-crosswind month on average: Apr; calmest: Jul. Percentiles are streaming approximations (t-digest), accurate to about 0.1 kt.
Runway 18L
Runway 36R
“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 KMCO. 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 | 18L favored | 36R 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)
Seasonal runway conditions
| Month | Mean crosswind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4.4 kt |
| Feb | 4.7 kt |
| Mar | 5.4 kt |
| Apr | 5.7 kt |
| May | 5.6 kt |
| Jun | 4.6 kt |
| Jul | 3.9 kt |
| Aug | 4.3 kt |
| Sep | 4.5 kt |
| Oct | 4.8 kt |
| Nov | 4.2 kt |
| Dec | 4.1 kt |
| Month | Prevailing | Mean wind | Gusty | Mean xw | xw > 10 | xw > 15 | xw > 20 | 18L tail > 5 | 36R 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 18L/36R closure history
Kept per source with its provenance: D-ATIS-observed, NOTAM-observed and the FAA published baseline are never merged.
- 18L reported closed on 5 calendar days (36 broadcasts; first seen 2026-10-06 06:20Z, last seen 2026-10-28 08:20Z)
- 36R reported closed on 5 calendar days (36 broadcasts; first seen 2026-10-06 06:20Z, last seen 2026-10-28 08:20Z)
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.
- 10/230 · partial closure (partial) · runway 36Reffective 2026-10-29 19:46Z → 2026-10-29 22:30Z · first seen 2026-10-29 20:57Z · last seen 2026-10-29 20:57Z
TWY B10 BTN TWY A AND APCH END RWY 36R CLSD
- 10/212 · partial closure (partial) · runway 36Reffective 2026-10-29 03:00Z → 2026-10-29 10:00Z · first seen 2026-10-28 14:43Z · last seen 2026-10-28 14:43Z
TWY B10 BTN APCH END RWY 36R AND TWY A CLSD LGTD AND BARRICADED
- 10/195 · closure (full) · runway 18L/36Reffective 2026-10-28 04:30Z → 2026-10-28 09:00Z · first seen 2026-10-27 10:21Z · last seen 2026-10-27 10:22Z
!MCO 10/195 MCO RWY 18L/36R CLSD 2610280430-2610280900
- 10/145 · partial closure (partial) · runway 36Reffective 2026-10-26 05:00Z → 2026-10-29 12:00Z · first seen 2026-10-26 13:57Z · last seen 2026-10-26 13:57Z
TWY B10 BTN TWY A AND APCH END RWY 36R CLSD
- 10/146 · closure (full) · runway 18L/36Reffective 2026-10-22 21:08Z → 2026-10-23 03:00Z · first seen 2026-10-22 21:09Z · last seen 2026-10-22 21:09Z
!MCO 10/146 MCO RWY 18L/36R CLSD 2610222108-2610230300
- 09/127 · closure (full) · runway 18L/36Reffective 2026-09-23 17:54Z → 2026-09-23 19:45Z · first seen 2026-09-23 17:57Z · last seen 2026-09-23 18:09Z · cancelled 2026-09-23 18:09Z
!MCO 09/127 MCO RWY 18L/36R CLSD 2609231754-2609231945
- 09/127 · closure (full) · runway 18L/36Reffective 2026-09-23 17:54Z → 2026-09-23 19:45Z · first seen 2026-09-23 18:10Z · last seen 2026-09-23 18:10Z
RWY 18L/36R CLSD
Runway 18L/36R: 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 18L/36R
Official PIREPs that name this runway explicitly, past 6 hours.
| Time | Aircraft | Phase | Runway | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2122Z4:22 PM EST | A21N | - | 36R | see report· during descent |
Original PIREP 2122Z · tied to KMCO by its identifier in the report
MCO UA /OV MCO180003/TM 2122/FLDURD/TP A21N/RM SCATTERED 016 RWY 36R
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MCO180003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2122Reported at 21:22 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP A21NAircraft type reporting.RM SCATTERED 016 RWY 36RRemarks.Official PIREPs from aviationweather.gov, past 6 hours, shown only when the report names this runway explicitly. Unverified pilot reports; not for operational use.
Instrument approaches to runway 18L/36R
From the FAA d-TPP, linked to the official plates.
Runway 18L
- RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS) RWY 18L ↗
Runway 36R
- ILSILS OR LOC RWY 36R ↗precision
- ILSILS RWY 36R (CAT II - III) ↗precision
- ILSILS RWY 36R (SA CAT I) ↗precision
- RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS) RWY 36R ↗
17 departure procedures · 22 STARs · 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 KMCO 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 4 min ago; usage rollups every 3 h; climatology through 2025-12-31.
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Other runways at KMCO
Tools for this runway
Active runway - past 30 days
Share of stated hours each end was named for arrivals at KMCO. From the D-ATIS, not wind. Shares are measured independently, so parallels active together can each read 100%.
- 35R86%dep 0%
- 36R76%dep 85%
- 18L13%dep 13%
- 17L13%dep 0%
- 36L9%dep 9%
- 35L2%dep 87%
- 18R1%dep 1%
- 17R0%dep 13%
29.9 days of stated configuration on record · 24 configuration changes · 9 distinct configurations.
KMCO 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.
