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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.

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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.

RESTRICTED (NOTAM)
  • 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.

Navaid / approach equipment · 1
  • 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
Other · 2
  • 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
Runway visual rangeSTDDS 2256Z (5:56 PM EST)
18L TDZ 6000+ ↑ · MID 6000+ ↑ · RO 6000+ ↑ · lights edge 2 / CL 2
36R TDZ 6000+ ↑ · MID 6000+ ↑ · RO 6000+ ↑ · lights edge 2 / CL 2

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.

Information Alfa · 2153Z (4:53 PM EST)

Flow: North flow— the compass direction of the stated arrival ends

Runway 18L/36R in this configuration: 36R — DEPARTURES

Arrivals
35R36L
Departures
35L36R36L

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

METAR 2153Z (4:53 PM EST)
Runway 18L
Tailwind
5 kt
Crosswind
5 ktfrom left
Runway 36R
ACTIVEFAVORED BY WIND
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind
5 ktfrom right
17L35R17R35L18R36L18L36RN040°/7 kt
  • 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.

  1. 05:04Z12:04 AM EST(in effect since before the day began)
    18.0 h · current
    Arrivals
    35R36L
    Departures
    35L36R36L
    ATIS: 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

  1. 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
  2. +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).
  3. +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).
  4. +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).
  5. +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).
  6. +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.

Runway 18L
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
condition good
Arresting system
Not available
Runway 36R
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
I-OJP · 110.7 MHz · CAT IIIB
Localizer
Available
Glideslope
Available
3°
DME
Available
channel 44X
Marker beacons
Not available
RVR
touchdown, midpoint, rollout
Runway markings
Precision instrument
condition good
Arresting system
Not available

Source: FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle effective 2026-10-01 (equipment on record) · FAA NOTAMs via SWIM (live)and the current D-ATIS (outages). “Not available” means the FAA record lists no such equipment for the end; nothing here is inferred. An outage annotation is only ever a reading of the official text shown with it. Declared distances are not shown in this phase.

Land and hold short operations

LAHSO hold-short points and available landing distances on the FAA record, and whether the current D-ATIS reports LAHSO in effect.

Runway 18L

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

Runway 36R

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.

Frequencies serving runway 18L/36R at KMCO
ServiceFrequencyApplies to
Tower124.3Runway 18L/36R
Tower253.5Airport-wide
Ground121.8Sector: WEST
Ground126.4Sector: EAST
Clearance delivery134.7Airport-wide
Clearance delivery341.7Airport-wide
D-ATIS120.525Departure
D-ATIS121.25Arrival
Show all frequencies (16 more: approach and departure sectors, secondary and other)
Frequencies serving runway 18L/36R at KMCO
ServiceFrequencyApplies to
UNICOM122.95Airport-wide
Approach / departure119.4Sector: 181-310 5500 FT & BLW
Approach / departure119.4Sector: 061-180 4500 FT & BLW
Approach / departure120.15Airport-wide
Approach / departure120.15Sector: 181-359 ABV 5500 FT
Approach / departure123.85Airport-wide
Approach / departure124.8Airport-wide
Approach / departure124.8Sector: 000-180 ABV 5000 FT
Approach / departure134.05Airport-wide
Approach / departure135.3Sector: 311-060 5500 FT & BLW
Approach / departure284.7Sector: 181-359 ABV 5500 FT
Approach / departure284.7Airport-wide
Approach / departure307.0Airport-wide
Approach / departure307.0Sector: 000-180 ABV 5500 FT
Approach / departure339.8Airport-wide
Approach / departure351.9Sector: 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.
Runway 18L
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
Runway 36R
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).

D-ATIS runway history at KMCO
719 hours collected since Sep 18, 2026
  • 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%.

Last 24 hours
0 configuration changes · 1 distinct configuration · 24 h recorded
Most-used arrival ends at the airport
36L (100%) · 35R (100%)
Most-used departure ends
36L (100%) · 35L (100%) · 36R (100%)
Runway 18L
Arrivals0%
Departures0%
Runway 36R
Arrivals0%
Departures100%

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

Last 7 days
5 configuration changes (≈ 0.7 per day) · 4 distinct configurations · 7 days recorded
Most-used arrival ends at the airport
35R (96%) · 36R (55%) · 36L (39%)
Most-used departure ends
35L (96%) · 36R (94%) · 36L (39%)
Runway 18L
Arrivals0%
Departures4%
Runway 36R
Arrivals55%
Departures94%
Flow
  • North flow96%(162 h)
  • South flow4%(6 h)
Most common configurations
  • 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)
Last 30 days
24 configuration changes (≈ 0.8 per day) · 9 distinct configurations · 30 days recorded
Most-used arrival ends at the airport
35R (86%) · 36R (76%) · 18L (13%)
Most-used departure ends
35L (87%) · 36R (85%) · 18L (13%)
Runway 18L
Arrivals13%
Departures13%
Runway 36R
Arrivals76%
Departures85%
Flow
  • North flow87%(622 h)
  • South flow13%(97 h)
Most common configurations
  • 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)
How the facility used runways by wind
Wind fromHours18L arrivals36R arrivals18L departures36R departures
N (338–023°)420%100%0%100%
NE (023–068°)2800%74%0%97%
SE (113–158°)5599%1%99%1%
W (248–293°)600%100%0%100%
Calm / light (< 5 kt)25212%88%12%88%
Use by time of day (airport-local)
night (241 h)
18L arr 9%36R arr 77%
morning (181 h)
18L arr 17%36R arr 73%
afternoon (177 h)
18L arr 15%36R arr 74%
evening (120 h)
18L arr 11%36R arr 78%
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 — 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)

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
0%36%72%62%0–5 kt28%5–10 kt8.5%10–15 kt1.1%15–20 kt0.1%20–25 kt0.0%25+ kt
Share of wind hours by crosswind band on runway 18L/36R at KMCO, 2005–2025
Crosswind (kt)Share of wind hours
0–562.2%
5–1028.1%
10–158.5%
15–201.1%
20–250.1%
25+0%

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

Runway 18L

Headwind
47.1%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
22.8%
> 10 kt: 4.4%
Most wind-favored end
9.9%
of steady-wind hours, 18L had the most headwind of every end at KMCO

Runway 36R

Headwind
52.9%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
15.1%
> 10 kt: 2.9%
Most wind-favored end
8.6%
of steady-wind hours, 36R had the most headwind of every end at KMCO

“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-favored share of runway 18L and 36R by wind sector, 2005–2025
Wind fromShare of wind hours18L favored36R favoredMean crosswindCrosswind > 15 kt
N 338–023°18%0%20.4%1.4 kt0%
NE 023–068°12%0%0%6.1 kt0.8%
E 068–113°18%18.7%0%7.5 kt2.4%
SE 113–158°10%33.3%0%4.7 kt0.1%
S 158–203°14%21%0%1.4 kt0%
SW 203–248°9%0%0%4.9 kt0.7%
W 248–293°10%0%21.8%7.8 kt4.9%
NW 293–338°8%0%33.3%5.2 kt0.6%

By time of day (airport-local)

morning
18L favored 8.8% · 36R 9.4%
mean crosswind 4.2 kt · calm 16.8%
afternoon
18L favored 10.2% · 36R 7.6%
mean crosswind 6.6 kt · calm 11.7%
evening
18L favored 11.8% · 36R 6.5%
mean crosswind 5.5 kt · calm 6.8%
night
18L favored 9.2% · 36R 10.1%
mean crosswind 3 kt · calm 21.7%

Seasonal runway conditions

036JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean crosswind on runway 18L/36R at KMCO by month, 2005–2025
MonthMean crosswind (kt)
Jan4.4 kt
Feb4.7 kt
Mar5.4 kt
Apr5.7 kt
May5.6 kt
Jun4.6 kt
Jul3.9 kt
Aug4.3 kt
Sep4.5 kt
Oct4.8 kt
Nov4.2 kt
Dec4.1 kt
Monthly wind and weather statistics for runway 18L/36R at KMCO, 2005–2025
MonthPrevailingMean windGustyMean xwxw > 10xw > 15xw > 2018L tail > 536R tail > 5IFRTSFog
JanN7 kt7.7%4.4 kt7.9%1.3%0.2%32.3%15.9%6.7%0.25%7.3%
FebN7 kt8.8%4.7 kt9.2%1.3%0.1%24.9%19.1%6.7%0.21%7.2%
MarE7.5 kt12.1%5.4 kt13.7%2%0.2%22.3%19.6%3.1%0.6%3.5%
AprE7.4 kt11.9%5.7 kt15.1%1.9%0.2%18.6%20.2%1.8%1.09%2.8%
MayE6.8 kt9.2%5.6 kt14.9%1.5%0.1%14.5%15.5%1.5%2.28%2.5%
JunS5.8 kt5.8%4.6 kt9%0.7%0%8.6%20%1.6%5.18%2.5%
JulS4.9 kt3.6%3.9 kt5.2%0.4%0.1%5%19.6%1.3%6.12%2%
AugS5.3 kt4.9%4.3 kt7.3%1%0.1%8.7%17.5%1.1%5.58%1.9%
SepE5.7 kt5.1%4.5 kt8.1%0.9%0.1%22.9%9.2%2%3.2%2.1%
OctN6.8 kt6.9%4.8 kt10.3%1.2%0.2%37.3%5.7%1.8%0.54%2.6%
NovN6.9 kt6.4%4.2 kt7.6%0.9%0.1%41.8%7.2%4.5%0.17%4.9%
DecN6.6 kt5.8%4.1 kt6.7%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.

D-ATIS observed · since tracking began Sep 18, 2026 · coverage 29.9 / 30 days
  • 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.

NOTAM observed · recorded since Sep 19, 2026 (no archive before that)
  • 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
Published FAA baseline (NASR record)

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.

Recent pilot reports naming runway 18L/36R at KMCO
TimeAircraftPhaseRunwayReported
2122Z4:22 PM ESTA21N-36Rsee 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.

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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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.