ATIS Alerts

KOAK Runway 15/33 — Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport

3,376 × 75 ft asphalt · true headings 165° / 345° · field elevation 9 ft

Runway 15/33 at Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (KOAK) in Oakland, CA is 3,376 ft long and 75 ft wide, asphalt, with true headings 165° and 345°. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 15 the headwind 30.7% of the time and runway 33 69.3%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 3% of wind hours. KOAK 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 15/33 — current status

NO CLOSURE REPORTED
  • The tower's TFDM closure record lists no closure for this runway and the current D-ATIS names no closure, restriction or outage for it. No received NOTAM closes or restricts this runway, but the NOTAM stream has no complete initial load yet — verify NOTAMs before flight.

Sources: FAA runway record (OurAirports) · FAA NOTAMs · Tower TFDM configuration (FAA SWIM) · D-ATIS · Tower TFDM 0227Z (7:27 PM PDT) · D-ATIS 0218Z (7:18 PM PDT). 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.

No received NOTAM currently names runway 15/33 at KOAK. 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.

Current active runways at KOAK

As stated by the tower — its TFDM surface system and its D-ATIS broadcast. Not an estimate.

Information Mike · 0218Z (7:18 PM PDT)
Tower configuration (TFDM)
“SFOW” · updated recently
Arrivals
303328R28L
Departures
303328R28L

Airport rates: 58 arrivals / 80 departures per hour. In effect since 2026-05-28 2246Z (3:46 PM PDT).

D-ATIS broadcast
Arrivals
3028R
Departures
not stated

This D-ATIS configuration has been stated since 1653Z (9:53 AM PDT).

Show the D-ATIS text
OAK ATIS INFO M 0218Z SPECIAL. 27014KT 10SM BKN007 17/14 A3005 (THREE ZERO ZERO FIVE). ILS, RWYS 30 AND 28R. FLOW TO LAX, LAS, SAN, SEA, DEN. TWY W CLSD, BTN TWY, U AND TWY, B. NO CAT 3 APPROACHES AVAILABLE. CTN, CRANE 1.6 MILE SE, , AT 140 FEET AGL. CAUTION, BIRDS NEAR AIRPORT. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO M.

Current wind on Runway 15/33

Wind from the west (280°) at 14 kt

METAR 0218Z (7:18 PM PDT)
Runway 15
Tailwind
6 kt
Crosswind
13 ktfrom right
Runway 33
FAVORED BY WIND
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind
13 ktfrom left
N153314 kt

Wind-favored runway at KOAK right now: 28R (14 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 KOAK is likely to be in use over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.

TimeLikely runwayConfidenceWind
Now0229Z · 7:29 PM PDT30, 33, 28R and 28Lactive · tower TFDM
stated by the tower (TFDM)
stated280° at 14 kt
+1 h0329Z · 8:29 PM PDT28Lthen 28RLow47%270° at 10 kt
+2 h0429Z · 9:29 PM PDT28Lthen 28RLow44%280° at 7 kt
+3 h0529Z · 10:29 PM PDT28Lthen 28RLow41%280° at 7 kt
+6 h0829Z · 1:29 AM PDT28Lthen 28RLow32%260° at 5 kt
+12 h1429Z · 7:29 AM PDT28Lthen 28RLow20%260° at 5 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 2321Z (4:21 PM PDT).

Tower demand plan (TFDM) · 0215Z–0430Z15 arrivals · 18 departures expected at KOAK
30arr 11 dep 1728Rarr 4 dep 115arr 0 dep 033arr 0 dep 0

Counts the tower's surface system expects per runway over the next two hours — the tower's plan, not an ATIS Alerts estimate and not an ATC assignment. A runway with zero expected demand is not in the plan for that period. During a runway change the plan can lag the configuration above for a few minutes (flights already assigned to the old runways stay counted there until reassigned).

Traffic management restrictions at KOAK (tower TFDM)as of 0227Z
  • GDP → DEN · since 09/18 2200Z · by DCC · Weather:Thunderstorms: — ground delay program
  • GDP → SAN · since 09/19 0000Z · by DCC · Volume/Terminal:Volume: — ground delay program
  • GDP → SFO · since 09/19 0200Z · by DCC · Volume/Terminal:Volume: — ground delay program
  • APREQ → KSAN (2 programs) · since 09/18 1318Z · until further notice · by ZLA — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KLAS (2 programs) · since 09/18 1525Z · until further notice · by ZLA — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → SFO · since 09/23 1152Z · until further notice · Other:Other: — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KLVK/KMCE/KMOD/KHWD · since 10/14 1911Z · until further notice — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KDFW/KDAL/KIAH/KHOU/KATL/KMIA/KAUS/KSAT · since 04/16 0508Z · until further notice · by ZLA — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KDEN · since 09/17 0508Z · until further notice · by ZLA — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KLAX · since 09/18 1301Z · until further notice · by ZLA — approval request — departures need a release time

+2 more restriction groups not shown.

Restrictions on departures from KOAKtoward the named airports or fixes, as recorded by the tower's surface system; they change the departure flow, not the runway in use. Not an FAA product.

Runway 15/33 overview

Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.

Length
3,376 ft
Width
75 ft
Surface
Asphalt
Runway lights
Lighted
Airport elevation
9 ft
FAA record status
Open
Runway 15
True heading
165°
Magnetic (approx.)
≈ 152°
FAA record
Open
Runway 33
True heading
345°
Magnetic (approx.)
≈ 332°
FAA record
Open

Runway 15/33 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 12.8°E (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 KOAK — last 30 days

How often the tower's TFDM configuration listed each end for arrivals and departures (the tower's own statement, via FAA SWIM).

Over the last 30 days ATIS Alerts captured 720 hours of stated runway configuration at KOAK (30.0 days, 1 configuration change). Shares are the fraction of those hours in which the tower's TFDM system listed each end.

Runway 15
Arrivals
0% (0 h)
Departures
0% (0 h)
Runway 33
Arrivals
100% (720 h)
Departures
100% (720 h)
Recorded arrival share of runway 15 and 33 by wind direction at the time of each D-ATIS configuration
Wind fromHours15 arrivals33 arrivals15 departures33 departures
Calm / light (< 5 kt)7200%100%0%100%
night (240 h)
15 arr 0% · 33 arr 100%
morning (180 h)
15 arr 0% · 33 arr 100%
afternoon (180 h)
15 arr 0% · 33 arr 100%
evening (120 h)
15 arr 0% · 33 arr 100%

Time of day is airport-local.This is the facility's stated configuration, not an estimate from wind.

Historical wind and crosswind on runway 15/33

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

From 175,108 hourly observations at KOAK (2005–2025), 148,726 with a steady wind direction (15.1% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.

Crosswind on runway 15/33 (either end)

Mean crosswind
6.3 kt
median 5.6 kt
90th / 95th percentile
12 / 13.9 kt
max 72.5 kt
Above 10 kt
17.5%
> 15 kt: 3% · > 20 kt: 0.4%
Gust crosswind > 15 kt
4.4%
90th pct gust 12.5 kt
0%27%54%47%0–5 kt35%5–10 kt15%10–15 kt2.6%15–20 kt0.4%20–25 kt0.0%25+ kt
Share of wind hours by crosswind band on runway 15/33 at KOAK, 2005–2025
Crosswind (kt)Share of wind hours
0–547.3%
5–1035.3%
10–1514.5%
15–202.6%
20–250.4%
25+0%

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

Runway 15

Headwind
30.7%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
24.1%
> 10 kt: 2.6%
Wind-favored end
11.3%
most headwind of all runways

Runway 33

Headwind
69.3%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
9.3%
> 10 kt: 3.2%
Wind-favored end
10.1%
most headwind of all runways

“Wind-favored” counts the hours this end had the most headwind of every open runway at KOAK — 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 15 and 33 by wind sector, 2005–2025
Wind fromShare of wind hours15 favored33 favoredMean crosswindCrosswind > 15 kt
N 338–023°5%0%100%1.3 kt0.1%
NE 023–068°6%0%43.8%4.1 kt0.8%
E 068–113°5%0%0%4.6 kt0.1%
SE 113–158°7%26.9%0%3.8 kt0%
S 158–203°6%100%0%2.2 kt0.1%
SW 203–248°9%37.2%0%6.5 kt1.6%
W 248–293°41%0%0%9.2 kt6.6%
NW 293–338°21%0%11.3%4.8 kt0.2%

By time of day (airport-local)

morning
15 favored 20.5% · 33 8.4%
mean crosswind 5 kt · calm 18.1%
afternoon
15 favored 7.2% · 33 3.7%
mean crosswind 8.4 kt · calm 3.4%
evening
15 favored 6.5% · 33 9.2%
mean crosswind 7 kt · calm 12%
night
15 favored 10.4% · 33 17.8%
mean crosswind 5 kt · calm 23.1%

Seasonal runway conditions

059JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean crosswind on runway 15/33 at KOAK by month, 2005–2025
MonthMean crosswind (kt)
Jan4.4 kt
Feb5.2 kt
Mar6.2 kt
Apr7.6 kt
May8.4 kt
Jun7.9 kt
Jul7.2 kt
Aug7.0 kt
Sep6.4 kt
Oct5.3 kt
Nov4.4 kt
Dec4.3 kt
Monthly wind and weather statistics for runway 15/33 at KOAK, 2005–2025
MonthPrevailingMean windGustyMean xwxw > 10xw > 15xw > 2015 tail > 533 tail > 5IFRTSFog
JanW5.2 kt3.8%4.4 kt5.4%1.2%0.2%11%18.3%5.3%0.04%12.1%
FebW6.5 kt5.9%5.2 kt9.7%2.4%0.5%17.5%19.5%3.8%0.05%8%
MarW7.6 kt5.7%6.2 kt17.1%3.7%0.6%19.8%18.4%3.1%0.05%4.1%
AprW8.4 kt5.5%7.6 kt27%6.9%1%26.3%8.4%3.4%0.03%2.1%
MayW9.1 kt4.4%8.4 kt33.9%7.2%0.9%24.4%5.8%7.3%0%1.8%
JunW8.7 kt3.7%7.9 kt29.4%4.9%0.7%31%2.5%10.3%0.01%1.8%
JulW8.6 kt3.1%7.2 kt22.8%1.5%0%40.4%1.4%18.8%0%2.1%
AugW8 kt1.9%7 kt20.1%1.2%0.1%34.1%1.6%18.4%0.05%1.7%
SepW7 kt1.7%6.4 kt16.9%2.3%0.3%28.3%3.1%10%0.06%2.9%
OctW5.8 kt2.1%5.3 kt9.1%1.3%0.1%21%7.1%6%0%4.3%
NovW5.1 kt2.5%4.4 kt5.2%0.9%0.1%15.3%12.2%6.1%0.03%8.8%
DecSE5.4 kt3.7%4.3 kt5%1.1%0.2%12.9%18%5.4%0.03%12.5%

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 15/33 closure history

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

D-ATIS broadcasts recorded since May 28, 2026 declared runway 15 closed on 0 days and runway 33 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 15/33

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

Runway 15

No straight-in instrument approach published to this end.

Runway 33

No straight-in instrument approach published to this end.

17 departure procedures · 8 STARs · FAA hot spots page ↗ · FAA d-TPP cycle 2610. 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 (KOAK does); 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.
  • 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); 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 4 min ago; the tower TFDM feed last delivered 2 min ago; climatology through 2025-12-31.

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