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KMSP Runway 04/22 — Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field

11,006 × 150 ft concrete · true headings 045° / 225° · field elevation 842 ft

Runway 04/22 at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (KMSP) in Minneapolis, MN is 11,006 ft long and 150 ft wide, concrete, with true headings 045° and 225°. The FAA record lists ILS (CAT I) and MALSR approach lights on runway 04. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 04 the headwind 43.3% of the time and runway 22 56.7%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 3.7% of wind hours. KMSP 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 04/22 — 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.

CLOSED (D-ATIS)
  • D-ATIS reports runway 04 and 22 closed.

Sources: Published FAA baseline (OurAirports/NASR record) · FAA NOTAMs · D-ATIS · D-ATIS 0108Z (8:08 PM 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 04/22

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.

Unconfirmed: on record from before a data outage, may have been cancelled. Check current NOTAMs · 2
  • 09/515 · DOM09/25 1137Z (6:37 AM CDT) → 12/12 2300Z (5:00 PM CST)
    !MSP 09/515 MSP RWY 04/22 CLSD EXC TAX 1HR PPR 121.9 2609251137-2712122300
  • 09/232 · INTL09/12 0637Z (1:37 AM CDT) → 12/12 2300Z (5:00 PM CST)
    RWY 04/22 CLSD EXC TAX 1HR PPR 121.9
Partial closure · 7
  • 10/600 · DOM10/27 0927Z (4:27 AM CDT) → 01/31 2359Z (5:59 PM CST)
    !MSP 10/600 MSP RWY 04/22 CLSD EXC TAX 30MIN PPR 121.9 2610270927-2701312359
  • 10/565 · INTL10/26 0916Z (4:16 AM CDT) → 01/31 2359Z (5:59 PM CST)
    RWY 04/22 CLSD EXC TAX 30MIN PPR
  • 10/560 · INTL10/26 0403Z (11:03 PM CDT) → 01/31 2359Z (5:59 PM CST)
    RWY 04/22 CLSD EXC TAX
  • 10/501 · INTL10/22 0500Z (12:00 AM CDT) → 12/31 2359Z (5:59 PM CST)
    RWY 04/22 CLSD EXC TAX
  • 10/455 · INTL10/20 0916Z (4:16 AM CDT) → 12/31 2359Z (5:59 PM CST)
    RWY 04/22 CLSD EXC TAX 30MIN PPR 121.9
  • 10/426 · INTL10/18 0133Z (8:33 PM CDT) → 12/31 2359Z (5:59 PM CST)
    RWY 04/22 CLSD EXC TAX 30MIN PPR 121.9
  • 10/397 · DOM10/16 1956Z (2:56 PM CDT) → 10/16 2359Z (6:59 PM CDT)
    !MSP 10/397 MSP RWY 04/22 CLSD EXC TAX 30MIN PPR 121.9 2610161956-2710162359
Obstruction · 1
  • 10/440 · DOM10/19 1208Z (7:08 AM CDT) → 10/30 1800Z (1:00 PM CDT)
    !MSP 10/440 MSP OBST CRANE (ASN UNKNOWN) 445256N0931248W (0.57NM SE APCH END RWY 22) UNKNOWN (110FT AGL) FLAGGED AND LGTD 2610191208-2610301800
Taxiway · 8
  • 10/657 · INTL · scheduled10/29 0400Z (11:00 PM CDT) → 10/29 1100Z (6:00 AM CDT)
    !MSP 10/657 MSP TWY Q BTN RWY 04/22 AND TWY D CLSD 2610290400-2610291100
  • 09/629 · DOM09/30 1959Z (2:59 PM CDT) → 12/31 2359Z (5:59 PM CST)
    !MSP 09/629 MSP TWY S SFC MARKINGS BTN RWY 04/22 AND TWY M NOT STD 2609301959-2612312359
  • 09/569 · DOM09/28 1736Z (12:36 PM CDT) → 12/28 1200Z (6:00 AM CST)
    !MSP 09/569 MSP TWY L HLDG PSN MARKINGS AT RWY 04/22 REMOVED 2609281736-2612281200
  • 09/534 · DOM09/26 1835Z (1:35 PM CDT) → 12/26 1200Z (6:00 AM CST)
    !MSP 09/534 MSP TWY L HLDG PSN MARKINGS AT RWY 04/22 NOT STD 2609261835-2612261200
  • 09/529 · DOM09/26 1610Z (11:10 AM CDT) → 12/26 1200Z (6:00 AM CST)
    !MSP 09/529 MSP TWY L CL MARKINGS AT RWY 04/22 REMOVED 2609261610-2612261200
  • 09/528 · DOM09/26 1607Z (11:07 AM CDT) → 12/26 1200Z (6:00 AM CST)
    !MSP 09/528 MSP TWY L SFC PAINTED HLDG PSN SIGNS AT RWY 04/22 REMOVED 2609261607-2612261200
  • 09/527 · DOM09/26 1604Z (11:04 AM CDT) → 12/26 1200Z (6:00 AM CST)
    !MSP 09/527 MSP TWY L HLDG PSN MARKINGS AT RWY 04/22 REMOVED 2609261604-2612261200
  • 09/463 · DOM09/23 2124Z (4:24 PM CDT) → 12/31 2359Z (5:59 PM CST)
    !MSP 09/463 MSP TWY M, S HLDG PSN MARKINGS AT RWY 04 APCH REMOVED 2609232124-2612312359

Current active runways at KMSP

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

Information Mike · 0108Z (8:08 PM CDT)

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

Runway 04/22 in this configuration: CLOSED

Arrivals
30L30R
Departures
30L30R

D-ATIS reports runway 04 and 22 closed.

This D-ATIS configuration has been stated since 2353Z (6:53 PM CDT).

Show the D-ATIS text
MSP ARR INFO M 0108Z SPECIAL. 30010KT 10SM FEW011 BKN022 OVC028 16/14 A2991 (TWO NINER NINER ONE). ILS RWY 30L APCH IN USE, ILS RWY 30R APCH IN USE. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. RWYS 4, 22 CLSD. RWYS 12R AND 12L INNER MARKER OTS. RWY 30L CONDITION CODES, 5 5 5 AT 2129Z, RWY 30R CONDITION CODES, 5 5 5 AT 2128Z, RWY 17 CONDITION CODES, 5 5 5 AT 2130Z. HAZD WX INFO FOR MSP AREA AVBL FM FSS. CTN, BIRDS NEAR MSP. READ BACK HS AND ALT. ALL ACFT TAXI WITH TRANSPONDER AND ALTITUDE ENCODING ON. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO M.
MSP DEP INFO Z 0108Z SPECIAL. 30010KT 10SM FEW011 BKN022 OVC028 16/14 A2991 (TWO NINER NINER ONE). DEPARTING RWY 30L, RWY 30R. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. RWYS 4, 22 CLSD. SWAP IN EFCT, INCLUDING CDR. ALL ACFT CTC METERING ON ONE THREE THREE POINT FIVE SEVEN WHEN READY TO PUSHBACK OR TAXI. RWY 30L CONDITION CODES, 5 5 5 AT 2129Z, RWY 30R CONDITION CODES, 5 5 5 AT 2128Z, RWY 17 CONDITION CODES, 5 5 5 AT 2130Z. HAZD WX INFO FOR MSP AREA AVBL FM FSS. CTN, BIRDS NEAR MSP. READ BACK HS AND ALT. ALL ACFT TAXI WITH TRANSPONDER AND ALTITUDE ENCODING ON. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO Z.

Current wind on Runway 04/22

Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 10 kt

METAR 0108Z (8:08 PM CDT)
Runway 04
Tailwind
3 kt
Crosswind
10 ktfrom left
Runway 22
FAVORED BY WIND
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind
10 ktfrom right
12L30R12R30L17350422N300°/10 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 KMSP right now: 30R (10 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 KMSP

Meaningful configuration changes recorded from the D-ATIS — the facility's own statements, not estimates.

Oct 28, 2026 (airport-local day): 5 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. 05:07Z12:07 AM CDT(in effect since before the day began)
    4.2 h
    Arrivals
    12L
    Departures
    12L17
    ATIS: Echo → Foxtrot → Sierra → Golf → Tango → Hotel → Uniform → India → Victor → Juliett → Whiskey → Kilo → X-raySoutheast flowIn effect at the start of the day
  2. 09:21Z4:21 AM CDT
    10.5 h
    Arrivals
    12R12L
    Departures
    12L12R17
    ATIS: Lima → Yankee → Mike → Zulu → 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 → Alfa → November → Bravo → Oscar → Charlie → Papa → Delta → QuebecSoutheast flowArrivals +12R · Departures +12R
  3. 19:53Z2:53 PM CDT
    1.0 h
    Arrivals
    12R12L
    Departures
    12L12R
    ATIS: Echo → RomeoSoutheast flowDepartures −17
  4. 20:53Z3:53 PM CDT
    2.0 h
    Arrivals
    12R12L
    Departures
    12L12R17
    ATIS: Foxtrot → Sierra → Golf → TangoSoutheast flowDepartures +17
  5. 22:53Z5:53 PM CDT
    1.0 h
    Arrivals
    30L30R
    Departures
    30L30R17
    ATIS: India → Victor → Juliett → WhiskeyNorthwest flowFlow changed: Southeast → Northwest · Arrivals +30L, 30R −12R, 12L · Departures +30L, 30R −12L, 12R
  6. 23:53Z6:53 PM CDT
    1.5 h · current
    Arrivals
    30L30R
    Departures
    30L30R
    ATIS: Kilo → X-ray → Lima → Yankee → Mike → ZuluNorthwest flowDepartures −17

Runway 04/22 outlook

Where runway 04/22 stands now and which runway at KMSP is likely over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.

Time · runway 04/22 · airport-wide outlook · confidence · forecast wind · why

  1. Now0122Z · 8:22 PM CDT·04/22: CLOSED·Current airport configuration (D-ATIS): arrivals 30L · 30R · departures 30L · 30R·stated·wind 300° at 10 kt
  2. +1 h0222Z · 9:22 PM CDT·04/22: CLOSED·airport-wide likely 30L then 30R·Northwest flow·7 kt headwind, 3 kt crosswind·Low 55%·wind 280° at 8 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 280° at 8 kt favors west-facing runway ends: 7 kt headwind and 3 kt crosswind on 30L versus 7 kt headwind on 30R.|The airport is already using 30L and 30R (stated by D-ATIS), so no change is needed.|Runways 04 and 22 are excluded: stated closed.|Recorded use with wind from the west: 30L was named for arrivals 100% of 24 h (D-ATIS).|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+1 h).
  3. +2 h0322Z · 10:22 PM CDT·04/22: CLOSED·airport-wide likely 30L then 30R·Northwest flow·7 kt headwind, 3 kt crosswind·Low 52%·wind 280° at 8 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 280° at 8 kt favors west-facing runway ends: 7 kt headwind and 3 kt crosswind on 30L versus 7 kt headwind on 30R.|The airport is already using 30L and 30R (stated by D-ATIS), so no change is needed.|Runways 04 and 22 are excluded: stated closed.|Recorded use with wind from the west: 30L was named for arrivals 100% of 24 h (D-ATIS).|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+2 h).
  4. +3 h0422Z · 11:22 PM CDT·04/22: CLOSED·airport-wide likely 30L then 30R·Northwest flow·7 kt headwind, 3 kt crosswind·Low 49%·wind 280° at 8 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 280° at 8 kt favors west-facing runway ends: 7 kt headwind and 3 kt crosswind on 30L versus 7 kt headwind on 30R.|The airport is already using 30L and 30R (stated by D-ATIS), so no change is needed.|Runways 04 and 22 are excluded: stated closed.|Recorded use with wind from the west: 30L was named for arrivals 100% of 24 h (D-ATIS).|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+3 h).
  5. +6 h0722Z · 2:22 AM CDT·04/22: CLOSED·airport-wide likely 30L then 30R·Northwest flow·8 kt headwind, 0 kt crosswind·Low 35%·wind 300° at 8 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 300° at 8 kt favors northwest-facing runway ends: 8 kt headwind and 0 kt crosswind on 30L versus 8 kt headwind on 30R.|The airport is already using 30L and 30R (stated by D-ATIS), so no change is needed.|Runways 04 and 22 are excluded: stated closed.|Confidence falls with forecast distance (+6 h).
  6. +12 h1322Z · 8:22 AM CDT·04/22: CLOSED·airport-wide likely 30L then 30R·Northwest flow·8 kt headwind, 0 kt crosswind·Low 20%·wind 300° at 8 kt·Why TAF forecast wind 300° at 8 kt favors northwest-facing runway ends: 8 kt headwind and 0 kt crosswind on 30L versus 8 kt headwind on 30R.|The airport is already using 30L and 30R (stated by D-ATIS), so no change is needed.|Runways 04 and 22 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 2327Z (6:27 PM CDT).

Runway 04/22 equipment and lighting

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

Runway 04
Approach lighting
MALSR
Visual glide slope
PAPI (4-box, left side)
Runway edge lighting
HIRL (high intensity)
Centerline lighting
Not available
Touchdown zone lighting
Not available
REIL
Not available
ILS
ILS
I-APL · 109.3 MHz · CAT I
Localizer
Available
Glideslope
Not available
DME
Not available
Marker beacons
Not available
RVR
touchdown, rollout
Runway markings
Precision instrument
condition good
Arresting system
Not available
Runway 22
Approach lighting
MALSR
Visual glide slope
PAPI (4-box, left side)
Runway edge lighting
HIRL (high intensity)
Centerline lighting
Not available
Touchdown zone lighting
Not available
REIL
Not available
ILS
Localizer only
I-SIJ · 110.5 MHz · CAT I
Localizer
Available
Glideslope
Not available
DME
Not available
Marker beacons
Not available
RVR
touchdown, 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 04

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

Runway 22
Hold short
Taxiway K
Available landing distance
8,550 ft

A hold-short point on record means LAHSO can be conducted to this end; it is active only when ATC says so. 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 04/22

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

Frequencies serving runway 04/22 at KMSP
ServiceFrequencyApplies to
Tower126.7Runway 04/22
Tower273.55Airport-wide
Ground121.8Sector: N
Ground121.9Sector: S
Ground127.925Sector: W
Ground348.6Airport-wide
D-ATIS120.8Departure
D-ATIS135.35Arrival
D-ATIS239.275Arrival
Show all frequencies (8 more: approach and departure sectors, secondary and other)
Frequencies serving runway 04/22 at KMSP
ServiceFrequencyApplies to
UNICOM122.95Airport-wide
Approach / departure119.3Runway 04/22
Approach / departure124.7Sector: SOUTH OR EAST OF ARR RWY
Approach / departure125.75Sector: NORTH OR WEST OF ARR RWY
Approach / departure132.975Sector: E OF DEP RWY 17
Approach / departure284.7Airport-wide
Approach / departure335.5Airport-wide
Approach / departure335.65Airport-wide

Rows marked “Runway 04/22” 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 04/22 overview

Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.

Length
11,006 ft
Width
150 ft
Surface
Concrete · Good condition
Surface treatment
Grooved
Weight bearing (lb)
S 100k · D 200k · 2D 400k · 2D/2D2 850k
PCN
1350
Runway lights
Lighted
Airport elevation
842 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 04
True heading
045°
Magnetic
045°
Published FAA baseline
Open
Threshold elevation
834 ft
TDZ elevation
832 ft
Displaced threshold
1,550 ft
Threshold crossing height
76 ft
Visual glide path
3°
Traffic pattern
Left
Controlling obstruction
tree, 101 ft, 2,906 ft from threshold, 26:1 slope
Runway 22
True heading
225°
Magnetic
225°
Published FAA baseline
Open
Threshold elevation
830 ft
TDZ elevation
828 ft
Displaced threshold
1,000 ft
Threshold crossing height
61 ft
Visual glide path
3°
Traffic pattern
Left
Controlling obstruction
tree, 66 ft, 1,350 ft from threshold, 17:1 slope

Runway 04/22 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 (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 KMSP

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 KMSP
720 hours collected since Sep 18, 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
6 configuration changes · 5 distinct configurations · 24 h recorded
Most-used arrival ends at the airport
12L (93%) · 12R (70%) · 30L (7%)
Most-used departure ends
12L (93%) · 17 (93%) · 12R (70%)
Runway 04
Arrivals0%
Departures0%
Runway 22
Arrivals0%
Departures0%

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

Last 7 days
29 configuration changes (≈ 4.1 per day) · 11 distinct configurations · 7 days recorded
Most-used arrival ends at the airport
12L (70%) · 12R (61%) · 30R (30%)
Most-used departure ends
12L (70%) · 17 (66%) · 12R (61%)
Runway 04
Arrivals0%
Departures0%
Runway 22
Arrivals0%
Departures0%
Flow
  • Southeast flow70%(118 h)
  • Northwest flow29%(49 h)
  • Mixed configuration1%(1 h)
Most common configurations
  • 51% · arrivals 12L · 12R · departures 12L · 12R · 17(Southeast flow)
  • 18% · arrivals 30L · 30R · departures 30L · 30R(Northwest flow)
  • 9% · arrivals 12L · 12R · departures 12L · 12R(Southeast flow)
Last 30 days
79 configuration changes (≈ 2.6 per day) · 21 distinct configurations · 30 days recorded
Most-used arrival ends at the airport
12L (55%) · 12R (53%) · 30R (40%)
Most-used departure ends
12L (54%) · 12R (51%) · 30R (40%)
Runway 04
Arrivals0%
Departures1%
Runway 22
Arrivals0%
Departures0%
Flow
  • Southeast flow58%(414 h)
  • Northwest flow42%(300 h)
  • North flow1%(5 h)
  • Mixed configuration0%(1 h)
Most common configurations
  • 36% · arrivals 30L · 30R · departures 30L · 30R(Northwest flow)
  • 25% · arrivals 12L · 12R · departures 12L · 12R(Southeast flow)
  • 22% · arrivals 12L · 12R · departures 12L · 12R · 17(Southeast flow)
How the facility used runways by wind
Wind fromHours04 arrivals22 arrivals04 departures22 departures
N (338–023°)700%0%7%0%
E (068–113°)240%0%0%0%
SE (113–158°)1260%0%0%0%
S (158–203°)670%0%0%0%
SW (203–248°)980%0%0%0%
W (248–293°)240%0%0%0%
Calm / light (< 5 kt)3060%0%0%0%
Use by time of day (airport-local)
night (240 h)
04 arr 0%22 arr 0%
morning (180 h)
04 arr 0%22 arr 0%
afternoon (180 h)
04 arr 0%22 arr 0%
evening (120 h)
04 arr 0%22 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 D-ATIS runway configuration history collected · 21 distinct configurations observed · 1,817 D-ATIS broadcasts recorded · through Oct 29, 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 KMSP is a separate module. 90-day, 12-month and seasonal views appear once the record is long enough.

Historical wind and crosswind on runway 04/22

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

From 175,075 hourly observations at KMSP (2005–2025), 157,373 with a steady wind direction (10.1% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.

Crosswind on runway 04/22 (either end)

Mean crosswind
6.4 kt
median 5.7 kt
90th / 95th percentile
12.2 / 14.4 kt
max 38.9 kt
Above 10 kt
17.5%
> 15 kt: 3.7% · > 20 kt: 0.5%
Gust crosswind > 15 kt
12.1%
90th pct gust 16.9 kt
0%26%52%46%0–5 kt37%5–10 kt14%10–15 kt3.3%15–20 kt0.4%20–25 kt0.1%25+ kt
Share of wind hours by crosswind band on runway 04/22 at KMSP, 2005–2025
Crosswind (kt)Share of wind hours
0–545.5%
5–1037%
10–1513.7%
15–203.3%
20–250.4%
25+0.1%

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

Runway 04

Headwind
43.3%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
20.4%
> 10 kt: 3.7%
Most wind-favored end
11.3%
of steady-wind hours, 04 had the most headwind of every end at KMSP

Runway 22

Headwind
56.7%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
15.7%
> 10 kt: 2.8%
Most wind-favored end
17%
of steady-wind hours, 22 had the most headwind of every end at KMSP

“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 KMSP. 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 04 and 22 by wind sector, 2005–2025
Wind fromShare of wind hours04 favored22 favoredMean crosswindCrosswind > 15 kt
N 338–023°13%16.4%0%6.2 kt1.7%
NE 023–068°6%100%0%1.4 kt0%
E 068–113°9%39%0%6.1 kt1.6%
SE 113–158°17%0%0%7.8 kt3.8%
S 158–203°14%0%16.1%6.3 kt1.6%
SW 203–248°10%0%100%1.2 kt0%
W 248–293°14%0%33%6.6 kt3.5%
NW 293–338°17%0%0%9.7 kt11.8%

By time of day (airport-local)

morning
04 favored 11.3% · 22 17.5%
mean crosswind 6.3 kt · calm 10.8%
afternoon
04 favored 10.2% · 22 17.1%
mean crosswind 7.5 kt · calm 7.7%
evening
04 favored 12.6% · 22 15.3%
mean crosswind 6.2 kt · calm 6.3%
night
04 favored 11.4% · 22 17.6%
mean crosswind 5.6 kt · calm 13.3%

Seasonal runway conditions

048JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean crosswind on runway 04/22 at KMSP by month, 2005–2025
MonthMean crosswind (kt)
Jan6.3 kt
Feb6.4 kt
Mar6.9 kt
Apr7.3 kt
May6.4 kt
Jun6.2 kt
Jul5.5 kt
Aug5.5 kt
Sep6.1 kt
Oct6.6 kt
Nov6.9 kt
Dec6.1 kt
Monthly wind and weather statistics for runway 04/22 at KMSP, 2005–2025
MonthPrevailingMean windGustyMean xwxw > 10xw > 15xw > 2004 tail > 522 tail > 5IFRTSFog
JanNW7.6 kt12%6.3 kt17.9%3.8%0.4%19.5%9.9%11.7%0%12.9%
FebNW7.9 kt14.7%6.4 kt18.3%4.5%0.6%20.1%14.2%8.4%0%9.9%
MarSE8.4 kt18.6%6.9 kt21.1%5.3%0.8%16.8%21.6%8.4%0.09%9.7%
AprN9.3 kt26.6%7.3 kt25.3%6.2%0.7%16.7%29.9%5.6%0.5%7.2%
MaySE8.2 kt21.8%6.4 kt18.1%3.5%0.3%19.5%24.1%3.5%1.09%4.7%
JunSE7.7 kt19.5%6.2 kt16.8%3.2%0.3%20.4%16.6%2.5%1.93%3.1%
JulS6.9 kt15.4%5.5 kt10.5%1.6%0.2%24.5%11%1.4%1.77%2.1%
AugSE6.7 kt12.1%5.5 kt10.3%1.3%0.1%20.4%11.8%3.3%1.52%3.3%
SepSE7.4 kt15.4%6.1 kt14.4%2.4%0.4%21.5%12.3%3.1%0.92%3.6%
OctNW8 kt19.6%6.6 kt19.2%4.6%0.7%23.3%13.4%5.3%0.29%6.2%
NovNW8.1 kt17.5%6.9 kt21.7%5.1%0.6%22.6%10.1%7.2%0.12%8.7%
DecW7.6 kt11.8%6.1 kt15.6%3.1%0.5%20%12.8%16%0.02%18.1%

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 04/22 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 30 / 30 days
  • 04 reported closed on 28 calendar days (1000 broadcasts; first seen 2026-09-29 01:30Z, last seen 2026-10-28 04:56Z)
  • 22 reported closed on 28 calendar days (1000 broadcasts; first seen 2026-09-29 01:30Z, last seen 2026-10-28 04:56Z)

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)
  • 10/600 · partial closure (partial) · runway 04/22effective 2026-10-27 09:27Z → 2027-01-31 23:59Z · first seen 2026-10-27 09:28Z · last seen 2026-10-27 09:28Z
    !MSP 10/600 MSP RWY 04/22 CLSD EXC TAX 30MIN PPR 121.9 2610270927-2701312359
  • 10/594 · partial closure (partial) · runway 04/22effective 2026-10-27 04:14Z → 2027-01-31 23:59Z · first seen 2026-10-27 04:16Z · last seen 2026-10-27 09:27Z · cancelled 2026-10-27 09:27Z
    !MSP 10/594 MSP RWY 04/22 CLSD EXC TAX 2610270414-2701312359
  • 10/593 · partial closure (partial) · runway 04/22effective 2026-10-27 03:49Z → 2026-10-27 11:00Z · first seen 2026-10-27 09:27Z · last seen 2026-10-27 09:27Z
    TWY W BTN TWY D AND RWY 04/22 CLSD
  • 10/565 · partial closure (partial) · runway 04/22effective 2026-10-26 09:16Z → 2027-01-31 23:59Z · first seen 2026-10-27 04:16Z · last seen 2026-10-27 04:16Z
    RWY 04/22 CLSD EXC TAX 30MIN PPR
  • 10/565 · partial closure (partial) · runway 04/22effective 2026-10-26 09:16Z → 2027-01-31 23:59Z · first seen 2026-10-26 09:20Z · last seen 2026-10-27 04:14Z · cancelled 2026-10-27 04:14Z
    !MSP 10/565 MSP RWY 04/22 CLSD EXC TAX 30MIN PPR 2610260916-2701312359
  • 10/560 · partial closure (partial) · runway 04/22effective 2026-10-26 04:03Z → 2027-01-31 23:59Z · first seen 2026-10-26 04:06Z · last seen 2026-10-26 09:16Z · cancelled 2026-10-26 09:16Z
    !MSP 10/560 MSP RWY 04/22 CLSD EXC TAX 2610260403-2701312359
  • 10/560 · partial closure (partial) · runway 04/22effective 2026-10-26 04:03Z → 2027-01-31 23:59Z · first seen 2026-10-26 09:17Z · last seen 2026-10-26 09:17Z
    RWY 04/22 CLSD EXC TAX
  • 10/539 · partial closure (partial) · runway 04/22effective 2026-10-24 18:54Z → 2027-01-31 23:59Z · first seen 2026-10-24 19:00Z · last seen 2026-10-26 04:04Z · cancelled 2026-10-26 04:04Z
    !MSP 10/539 MSP RWY 04/22 CLSD EXC TAX 30MIN PPR 121.9 2610241854-2701312359
  • 10/504 · partial closure (partial) · runway 04/22effective 2026-10-22 08:45Z → 2026-12-31 23:59Z · first seen 2026-10-22 08:50Z · last seen 2026-10-24 17:55Z · cancelled 2026-10-24 17:55Z
    !MSP 10/504 MSP RWY 04/22 CLSD EXC TAX 30MIN PPR 121.9 2610220845-2612312359
  • 10/502 · partial closure (partial) · runway 04/22effective 2026-10-22 05:24Z → 2026-10-22 10:00Z · first seen 2026-10-22 05:40Z · last seen 2026-10-22 08:45Z · cancelled 2026-10-22 08:45Z
    !MSP 10/502 MSP RWY 04/22 BTN TWY T AND TWY W CLSD TO TAX 2610220524-2610221000
  • 10/501 · partial closure (partial) · runway 04/22effective 2026-10-22 05:00Z → 2026-12-31 23:59Z · first seen 2026-10-22 05:03Z · last seen 2026-10-22 08:45Z · cancelled 2026-10-22 08:45Z
    !MSP 10/501 MSP RWY 04/22 CLSD EXC TAX 2610220500-2612312359
  • 10/501 · partial closure (partial) · runway 04/22effective 2026-10-22 05:00Z → 2026-12-31 23:59Z · first seen 2026-10-22 08:47Z · last seen 2026-10-22 08:47Z
    RWY 04/22 CLSD EXC TAX
Published FAA baseline (NASR record)

Runway 04/22: 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 04/22

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

No pilot report in the last 6 hours names runway 04/22 at KMSP explicitly. Reports near the airport that do not name a runway are on the airport page.

Instrument approaches to runway 04/22

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

13 departure procedures · 15 STARs · FAA hot spots page ↗ · LAHSO 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; 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 KMSP 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 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 KMSP. From the D-ATIS, not wind. Shares are measured independently, so parallels active together can each read 100%.

  • 12L55%dep 54%
  • 12R53%dep 51%
  • 30R40%dep 40%
  • 30L39%dep 39%
  • 351%dep 0%
  • 170%dep 29%
  • 040%dep 1%

30.0 days of stated configuration on record · 79 configuration changes · 21 distinct configurations.

KMSP 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.