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KORD Runway 10C/28C — Chicago O'Hare International Airport

10,800 × 200 ft concrete · true headings 090° / 270° · field elevation 680 ft

Runway 10C/28C at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD) in Chicago, IL is 10,800 ft long and 200 ft wide, concrete, with true headings 090° and 270°. The FAA record lists ILS/DME (CAT III) and ALSF-2 approach lights on runway 10C and a LAHSO hold-short point at Taxiway GG. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 10C the headwind 36.6% of the time and runway 28C 57.7%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 3.1% of wind hours. KORD publishes its tower configuration on FAA SWIM, 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 10C/28C — 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.

EQUIPMENT OUTAGE (D-ATIS)
  • RWY 9L IM OTS, RWY 9C IM OTS, RWY 9R IM OTS, RWY 10L IM OTS, RWY 10C IM OTS, RWY 10R IM OTS, RWY 27L IM OTS, RWY 27C IM OTS, RWY 27R IM OTS, RWY 28L IM OTS, RWY 28C IM OTS, RWY 28R IM OTS.

Sources: Published FAA baseline (OurAirports/NASR record) · FAA NOTAMs · Tower TFDM configuration (FAA SWIM) · D-ATIS · Tower TFDM 1319Z (7:19 AM CST) · D-ATIS 1251Z (6:51 AM CST). 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 10C/28C

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.

Other · 1
  • 10/687 · DOM10/18 1355Z (8:55 AM CDT) → 11/05 1930Z (1:30 PM CST)
    !ORD 10/687 ORD RWY 10C/28C CL MARKINGS OBSC 2610181355-2611051930
Runway visual rangeSTDDS 1319Z (7:19 AM CST)
10C TDZ 6000+ ↑ · MID 6000+ ↑ · RO 6000+ ↑ · lights edge 0 / CL 0
28C TDZ 6000+ ↑ · MID 6000+ ↑ · RO 6000+ ↑ · lights edge 0 / CL 0

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. Not an FAA product; verify with the current METAR and ATIS.

Current active runways at KORD

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

Information Uniform · 1251Z (6:51 AM CST)
Tower configuration (TFDM)
“W1_A27R.27C.28C_D28R” · updated recently
Arrivals
28C27C27R
Departures
28R22L

Airport rates: 112 arrivals / 112 departures per hour. In effect since 2026-11-02 2004Z (2:04 PM CST).

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

Runway 10C/28C in this configuration: 28C — ARRIVALS

D-ATIS broadcast
Arrivals
28C27C27R09
Departures
22L28R

A bare number (09) means the broadcast did not say which parallel.

This D-ATIS configuration has been stated since 1251Z (6:51 AM CST).

Show the D-ATIS text
ORD ATIS INFO U 1251Z. 17012G22KT 10SM FEW015 FEW070 SCT250 18/15 A2990 (TWO NINER NINER ZERO) RMK AO2 SLP124 T01780150. ARR EXP VECTORS ILS RWY 28C APCH, VISUAL APCH RWY 27C, VISUAL APCH RWY 27R. SIMUL APCHS IN USE. LAND AND HOLD SHORT OPERATIONS ARE IN EFFECT. RWY 27C ARR PLAN TO H/S OF TWY V V, 9 THSD 7 HND 25 FT AVBL, RWY 28C ARR PLAN TO H/S OF TWY Z, 9 THSD 6 HND TEN FT AVBL. DEPS EXP RWYS 22L 28R FROM NOVEMBER 5 9750 FT AVL. RWY 4L, 22R CLSD. RWY 9L IM OTS, RWY 9C IM OTS, RWY 9R IM OTS, RWY 10L IM OTS, RWY 10C IM OTS, RWY 10R IM OTS, RWY 27L IM OTS, RWY 27C IM OTS, RWY 27R IM OTS, RWY 28L IM OTS, RWY 28C IM OTS, RWY 28R IM OTS. PILOTS USE CTN FOR BIRD ACTIVITY IN THE VICINITY OF THE ARPT. USE CTN FOR PERSONNEL AND EQUIP AT NUMEROUS SITES ON THE FIELD. AUTHORIZED DRONE ACTIVITY, OVER FOXTROT CONCOURSE AND CONSTRUCTION AREAS WEST OF THE TERMINALS, AT OR BELOW 300 FEET. AUTHORIZED DRONE ACTIVITY, SW OF DEPARTURE END OF 22L, , 200 FEET. READBACK ALL RWY HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS. WHEN READY TO TAXI CONTACT GND METERING ON FREQ 121.67. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO U.

Current wind on Runway 10C/28C

Wind not reported

Runway 10C

No steady wind direction — no components to compute.

Runway 28C
ACTIVE

No steady wind direction — no components to compute.

04L22R04R22L09C27C09L27R09R27L10L28R10R28L10C28CNcalm
  • arrivals
  • departures
  • LAHSO hold-short
  • closed

Layout from FAA NASR runway-end coordinates; the selected runway is highlighted and the ends the tower TFDM states in use are marked at their own threshold. Not for navigation. Official FAA diagram ↗

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

Today's runway configuration at KORD

Meaningful configuration changes recorded from the tower's TFDM feed — the facility's own statements, not estimates.

Nov 3, 2026 (airport-local day): 0 configuration changes since local midnight, from the tower's TFDM configuration 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. 06:04Z12:04 AM CST(in effect since before the day began)
    7.3 h · current
    Arrivals
    28C27C27R
    Departures
    28R22L
    West flowLAHSO in effectIn effect at the start of the day

Runway 10C/28C outlook

Where runway 10C/28C stands now and which runway at KORD is likely over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.

Time · runway 10C/28C · airport-wide outlook · confidence · forecast wind · why

  1. Now1319Z · 7:19 AM CST·10C/28C: 28C in use·Current airport configuration (tower TFDM): arrivals 28C · 27C · 27R · departures 28R · 22L·stated·wind not forecast
  2. +1 h1419Z · 8:19 AM CST·10C/28C: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind not forecast·Why No TAF is published for this airport, so there is no forecast wind to score.
  3. +2 h1519Z · 9:19 AM CST·10C/28C: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind not forecast·Why No TAF is published for this airport, so there is no forecast wind to score.
  4. +3 h1619Z · 10:19 AM CST·10C/28C: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind not forecast·Why No TAF is published for this airport, so there is no forecast wind to score.
  5. +6 h1919Z · 1:19 PM CST·10C/28C: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind not forecast·Why No TAF is published for this airport, so there is no forecast wind to score.
  6. +12 h0119Z · 7:19 PM CST·10C/28C: no runway favored·no runway favored airport-wide·no confidence·wind not forecast·Why No TAF is published for this airport, so there is no forecast wind to score.

ATIS Alerts Predicted Runway is an estimate from the current wind (no TAF is published for this airport), runway geometry (most headwind, crosswind penalised, tailwind over 5 kt avoided, longest runway breaks ties), the current stated configuration and any stated closures; recorded tower use since Sep 10, 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.

Traffic management restrictions at KORD (tower TFDM)as of 1307Z
  • APREQ → KDEN (25 programs) · since 11/03 1307Z · by ZDV — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KMEM (7 programs) · since 11/03 0301Z · until further notice · by ZME — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KDCA (6 programs) · since 11/03 1058Z · until further notice · by ZDC — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KARR/KDKB/KDPA/KGYY/KIGQ/KJOT/KMDW/KPWK/KUGN/C09/1C5/C81/LL10/LL22/06C/10C/3CK/68IS/82IS/KLOT/05C · since 10/14 1431Z · until further notice — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KGRB · since 10/23 0222Z · until further notice · by ZAU — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KLGA · since 11/03 1134Z · until further notice · by ZAU — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KDFW · since 11/03 1219Z · until further notice · by ZAU — approval request — departures need a release time
  • MIT → KLGA · 20 MIT · 6 MINIT · since 10/16 1914Z · until further notice — miles-in-trail spacing
  • SWAP → KASE/KEGE/KHDN/KGUC/KTEX/KMTJ/KJAC/KSUN/KBZN/KFCA/KMMH/KRNO/KSLC/KPVU/KDEN/KBJC · since 10/14 1424Z · until further notice

Restrictions on departures from KORDtoward 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 10C/28C equipment and lighting

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

Runway 10C
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/DMEDEGRADED
I-SXH · 108.95 MHz · CAT III · NASR ILS component status: operational, restricted
D-ATIS · out of service per the current broadcast
RWY 9L IM OTS, RWY 9C IM OTS, RWY 9R IM OTS, RWY 10L IM OTS, RWY 10C IM OTS, RWY 10R IM OTS, RWY 27L IM OTS, RWY 27C IM OTS, RWY 27R IM OTS, RWY 28L IM OTS, RWY 28C IM OTS, RWY 28R IM OTS
Localizer
Available
NASR ILS component status: operational, restricted
Glideslope
Available
3°
DME
Available
channel 26Y
Marker beacons
IMOUT OF SERVICE
Inner marker: out of service
D-ATIS · out of service per the current broadcast
RWY 9L IM OTS, RWY 9C IM OTS, RWY 9R IM OTS, RWY 10L IM OTS, RWY 10C IM OTS, RWY 10R IM OTS, RWY 27L IM OTS, RWY 27C IM OTS, RWY 27R IM OTS, RWY 28L IM OTS, RWY 28C IM OTS, RWY 28R IM OTS
RVR
touchdown, midpoint, rollout
Runway markings
Precision instrument
condition good
Arresting system
Not available
Runway 28C
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/DMEDEGRADED
I-VZE · 108.95 MHz · CAT III
D-ATIS · out of service per the current broadcast
RWY 9L IM OTS, RWY 9C IM OTS, RWY 9R IM OTS, RWY 10L IM OTS, RWY 10C IM OTS, RWY 10R IM OTS, RWY 27L IM OTS, RWY 27C IM OTS, RWY 27R IM OTS, RWY 28L IM OTS, RWY 28C IM OTS, RWY 28R IM OTS
Localizer
Available
Glideslope
Available
3°
DME
Available
channel 26Y
Marker beacons
IMOUT OF SERVICE
Inner marker: out of service
D-ATIS · out of service per the current broadcast
RWY 9L IM OTS, RWY 9C IM OTS, RWY 9R IM OTS, RWY 10L IM OTS, RWY 10C IM OTS, RWY 10R IM OTS, RWY 27L IM OTS, RWY 27C IM OTS, RWY 27R IM OTS, RWY 28L IM OTS, RWY 28C IM OTS, RWY 28R IM OTS
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.

LAHSO CURRENTLY REPORTED IN D-ATIS“LAND AND HOLD SHORT OPERATIONS ARE IN EFFECT”

Runway 10C
Hold short
Taxiway GG
Available landing distance
9,610 ft
Runway 28C
Hold short
Taxiway Z
Available landing distance
9,610 ft

A hold-short point on record means LAHSO can be conducted to this end; it is active only when ATC says so. Source: FAA NASR cycle 2026-10-01; D-ATIS text read by ATIS Alerts.

Frequencies for runway 10C/28C

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

Frequencies serving runway 10C/28C at KORD
ServiceFrequencyApplies to
Tower120.75Runway 10C/28C
Tower348.0Airport-wide
Ground118.05Sector: TWR SOUTH
Ground121.9Sector: TWR CENTER INBOUND
Ground121.75Sector: TWR CENTER OUTBOUND
Ground124.125Sector: TWR NORTH
Ground226.675Airport-wide
Clearance delivery121.6Airport-wide
D-ATIS135.4Airport-wide
D-ATIS282.225Airport-wide
Show all frequencies (17 more: approach and departure sectors, secondary and other)
Frequencies serving runway 10C/28C at KORD
ServiceFrequencyApplies to
UNICOM122.95Airport-wide
Ground (secondary)134.15Sector: TWR CENTER
Clearance delivery (secondary)119.25Airport-wide
Approach / departure119.0Sector: 360-179
Approach / departure124.35Airport-wide
Approach / departure125.7Sector: 180-359
Approach / departure126.625Sector: 220-319 WEST
Approach / departure126.625Sector: 150-219 SOUTH
Approach / departure128.575Sector: 320-149 EAST/NORTH
Approach / departure133.625Sector: 180-359
Approach / departure292.125Sector: 360-179
Approach / departure327.075Sector: 150-219 SOUTH
Approach / departure327.075Sector: 220-319 WEST
Approach / departure350.325Sector: 180-359
Approach / departure351.675Sector: 320-149 EAST/NORTH
Approach / departure377.15Airport-wide
PRM monitor119.625Runway 10C/28C

Rows marked “Runway 10C/28C” 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 10C/28C overview

Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.

Length
10,800 ft
Width
200 ft
Surface
Concrete · Excellent condition
Surface treatment
Grooved
Weight bearing (lb)
S 120k · D 250k · 2D 550k · 2D/2D2 1118k
PCN
1180
Runway lights
Lighted
Airport elevation
680 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 10C
True heading
090°
Magnetic
093°
Published FAA baseline
Open
Threshold elevation
669 ft
TDZ elevation
669 ft
Displaced threshold
None on record
Threshold crossing height
75 ft
Visual glide path
3°
Runway 28C
True heading
270°
Magnetic
273°
Published FAA baseline
Open
Threshold elevation
650 ft
TDZ elevation
651 ft
Displaced threshold
None on record
Threshold crossing height
80 ft
Visual glide path
3°

Runway 10C/28C 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, 3.0°W (2010), 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 KORD

Observed runway usage: how often the tower's TFDM configuration listed each end, by window, flow, wind and time of day (the tower's own statement, via FAA SWIM).

tower TFDM runway history at KORD
720 hours collected since Sep 10, 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
4 configuration changes · 5 distinct configurations · 24 h recorded
Most-used arrival ends at the airport
27C (69%) · 27R (69%) · 28C (69%)
Most-used departure ends
22L (74%) · 28R (69%) · 10L (26%)
Runway 10C
Arrivals31%
Departures0%
Runway 28C
Arrivals69%
Departures0%

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

Last 7 days
4 configuration changes (≈ 0.6 per day) · 5 distinct configurations · 7 days recorded
Most-used arrival ends at the airport
10C (90%) · 10R (89%) · 09L (88%)
Most-used departure ends
10L (89%) · 09C (87%) · 22L (11%)
Runway 10C
Arrivals90%
Departures0%
Runway 28C
Arrivals10%
Departures0%
Flow
  • East flow90%(151 h)
  • West flow10%(17 h)
Most common configurations
  • 87% · arrivals 09L · 10C · 10R · departures 09C · 10L(East flow)
  • 10% · arrivals 27C · 27R · 28C · departures 22L · 28R(West flow)
  • 2% · arrivals 09C · 10C · 10R · departures 04L · 10L(East flow)
Last 30 days
11 configuration changes (≈ 0.4 per day) · 9 distinct configurations · 30 days recorded
Most-used arrival ends at the airport
10C (81%) · 09L (80%) · 10R (77%)
Most-used departure ends
04L (41%) · 10C (40%) · 09L (40%)
Runway 10C
Arrivals81%
Departures40%
Runway 28C
Arrivals19%
Departures0%
Flow
  • Mixed configuration40%(291 h)
  • East flow40%(291 h)
  • West flow19%(138 h)
Most common configurations
  • 40% · arrivals 04L · 09L · 10C · 10R · departures 04L · 09L · 10C · 10R(Mixed configuration)
  • 36% · arrivals 09L · 10C · 10R · departures 09C · 10L(East flow)
  • 10% · arrivals 27R · 28C · 28L · departures 27L · 28R(West flow)
How the tower used runways by wind
Wind fromHours10C arrivals28C arrivals10C departures28C departures
Calm / light (< 5 kt)72081%19%40%0%
Use by time of day (airport-local)
night (241 h)
10C arr 80%28C arr 20%
morning (180 h)
10C arr 82%28C arr 18%
afternoon (179 h)
10C arr 81%28C arr 19%
evening (120 h)
10C arr 80%28C arr 20%
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 tower TFDM runway configuration history collected · 9 distinct configurations observed · through Nov 3, 2026. Shares are the fraction of recorded hours in which the tower's TFDM configuration listed each end. Wind sectors use the wind reported when each configuration began. Nothing here is inferred from wind; the wind-favored analysis for KORD is a separate module. 90-day, 12-month and seasonal views appear once the record is long enough.

Historical wind and crosswind on runway 10C/28C

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

From 175,106 hourly observations at KORD (2005–2025), 162,001 with a steady wind direction (7.5% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.

Crosswind on runway 10C/28C (either end)

Mean crosswind
5.7 kt
median 5 kt
90th / 95th percentile
11.4 / 13.7 kt
max 45 kt
Above 10 kt
14.5%
> 15 kt: 3.1% · > 20 kt: 0.4%
Gust crosswind > 15 kt
9.8%
90th pct gust 14.9 kt
0%29%58%50%0–5 kt35%5–10 kt12%10–15 kt2.8%15–20 kt0.4%20–25 kt0.1%25+ kt
Share of wind hours by crosswind band on runway 10C/28C at KORD, 2005–2025
Crosswind (kt)Share of wind hours
0–550.2%
5–1034.9%
10–1511.7%
15–202.8%
20–250.4%
25+0.1%

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

Runway 10C

Headwind
36.6%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
31.7%
> 10 kt: 9.4%
Most wind-favored end
2.5%
of steady-wind hours, 10C had the most headwind of every end at KORD

Runway 28C

Headwind
57.7%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
18.2%
> 10 kt: 3.3%
Most wind-favored end
4.9%
of steady-wind hours, 28C had the most headwind of every end at KORD

“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 KORD. 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 10C and 28C by wind sector, 2005–2025
Wind fromShare of wind hours10C favored28C favoredMean crosswindCrosswind > 15 kt
N 338–023°12%0%0%8.4 kt7.5%
NE 023–068°12%0%0%6.8 kt2%
E 068–113°9%16.7%0%1.5 kt0%
SE 113–158°6%16.7%0%5.6 kt0.7%
S 158–203°17%0%0%8.7 kt8.8%
SW 203–248°15%0%0%6.5 kt2.2%
W 248–293°19%0%16.7%1.9 kt0%
NW 293–338°11%0%16.7%6.4 kt1.3%

By time of day (airport-local)

morning
10C favored 2.2% · 28C 5%
mean crosswind 6 kt · calm 8%
afternoon
10C favored 2.7% · 28C 4.9%
mean crosswind 6.3 kt · calm 4.1%
evening
10C favored 3.4% · 28C 4.4%
mean crosswind 5.5 kt · calm 4.1%
night
10C favored 2.1% · 28C 5.1%
mean crosswind 5.2 kt · calm 11.4%

Seasonal runway conditions

047JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean crosswind on runway 10C/28C at KORD by month, 2005–2025
MonthMean crosswind (kt)
Jan5.8 kt
Feb6.0 kt
Mar6.5 kt
Apr6.3 kt
May5.9 kt
Jun5.5 kt
Jul4.8 kt
Aug4.8 kt
Sep5.4 kt
Oct5.9 kt
Nov6.2 kt
Dec5.6 kt
Monthly wind and weather statistics for runway 10C/28C at KORD, 2005–2025
MonthPrevailingMean windGustyMean xwxw > 10xw > 15xw > 2010C tail > 528C tail > 5IFRTSFog
JanW9.2 kt20.2%5.8 kt15.5%3.3%0.5%48.7%8.3%16%0.07%16.5%
FebW9.3 kt20%6 kt17%3.8%0.5%43.5%13.3%11.8%0.16%12.6%
MarNE9.3 kt23.4%6.5 kt20.5%5.3%0.7%28%26.1%8.9%0.48%9.9%
AprNE9.6 kt26.6%6.3 kt19.6%5.3%0.9%29.5%30%7.5%0.86%7.9%
MayNE8.4 kt19.1%5.9 kt15.5%3.8%0.4%22%29%5.9%1.37%6.5%
JunNE7.7 kt16.6%5.5 kt12.1%2%0.2%26.5%21.6%4.7%1.85%4.9%
JulSW6.9 kt11.7%4.8 kt7.5%0.9%0%26.6%18.5%2%2.02%2.9%
AugSW6.7 kt10.4%4.8 kt7.3%0.7%0%21.8%18.4%1.6%1.69%3.3%
SepS7.1 kt12.7%5.4 kt11%1.4%0.2%20.9%20%3.2%0.78%4.9%
OctS8.3 kt19.6%5.9 kt15.7%3.4%0.4%31.8%14.3%5.1%0.61%6.2%
NovS8.8 kt22.7%6.2 kt17.6%4.1%0.5%37.9%9.8%5.9%0.15%8.9%
DecW8.7 kt19.5%5.6 kt13.8%2.9%0.5%41.5%9.7%15.1%0.09%17.6%

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 10C/28C 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 10, 2026 · coverage 30 / 30 days
  • 10C reported closed on 29 calendar days (160 broadcasts; first seen 2026-10-05 05:05Z, last seen 2026-11-03 08:50Z)
  • 28C reported closed on 29 calendar days (160 broadcasts; first seen 2026-10-05 05:05Z, last seen 2026-11-03 08:50Z)

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)
  • 11/093 · closure (full) · runway 10C/28Ceffective 2026-11-03 07:53Z → 2026-11-03 10:00Z · first seen 2026-11-03 07:54Z · last seen 2026-11-03 08:51Z · cancelled 2026-11-03 08:51Z
    !ORD 11/093 ORD RWY 10C/28C CLSD 2611030753-2611031000
  • 11/052 · closure (full) · runway 10C/28Ceffective 2026-11-02 07:11Z → 2026-11-02 11:00Z · first seen 2026-11-02 08:05Z · last seen 2026-11-02 08:05Z
    RWY 10C/28C CLSD
  • 11/052 · closure (full) · runway 10C/28Ceffective 2026-11-02 07:11Z → 2026-11-02 11:00Z · first seen 2026-11-02 07:12Z · last seen 2026-11-02 08:03Z · cancelled 2026-11-02 08:04Z
    !ORD 11/052 ORD RWY 10C/28C CLSD 2611020711-2611021100
  • 11/015 · closure (full) · runway 10C/28Ceffective 2026-11-01 08:03Z → 2026-11-01 12:00Z · first seen 2026-11-01 08:09Z · last seen 2026-11-01 08:49Z · cancelled 2026-11-01 08:49Z
    !ORD 11/015 ORD RWY 10C/28C CLSD 2611010803-2611011200
  • 10/177 · closure (full) · runway 10C/28Ceffective 2026-10-31 19:08Z → 2026-10-31 19:30Z · first seen 2026-10-31 19:11Z · last seen 2026-10-31 19:12Z · cancelled 2026-10-31 19:12Z
    !ORD 10/177 ORD RWY 10C/28C CLSD 2610311908-2610311930
  • 10/161 · closure (full) · runway 10C/28Ceffective 2026-10-31 06:27Z → 2026-10-31 11:00Z · first seen 2026-10-31 07:41Z · last seen 2026-10-31 07:41Z
    RWY 10C/28C CLSD
  • 10/161 · closure (full) · runway 10C/28Ceffective 2026-10-31 06:27Z → 2026-10-31 11:00Z · first seen 2026-10-31 06:30Z · last seen 2026-10-31 07:40Z · cancelled 2026-10-31 07:40Z
    !ORD 10/161 ORD RWY 10C/28C CLSD 2610310627-2610311100
  • 10/106 · closure (full) · runway 10C/28Ceffective 2026-10-30 03:12Z → 2026-10-30 11:00Z · first seen 2026-10-30 03:20Z · last seen 2026-10-30 05:55Z · cancelled 2026-10-30 05:55Z
    !ORD 10/106 ORD RWY 10C/28C CLSD 2610300312-2610301100
  • 10/100 · closure (full) · runway 10C/28Ceffective 2026-10-29 21:00Z → 2026-10-29 23:30Z · first seen 2026-10-29 21:03Z · last seen 2026-10-29 21:09Z · cancelled 2026-10-29 21:09Z
    !ORD 10/100 ORD RWY 10C/28C CLSD 2610292100-2610292330
  • 10/052 · closure (full) · runway 10C/28Ceffective 2026-10-29 03:09Z → 2026-10-29 11:30Z · first seen 2026-10-29 10:27Z · last seen 2026-10-29 10:27Z
    RWY 10C/28C CLSD
  • 10/052 · closure (full) · runway 10C/28Ceffective 2026-10-29 03:09Z → 2026-10-29 11:30Z · first seen 2026-10-29 03:14Z · last seen 2026-10-29 10:26Z · cancelled 2026-10-29 10:26Z
    !ORD 10/052 ORD RWY 10C/28C CLSD 2610290309-2610291130
  • 10/992 · closure (full) · runway 10C/28Ceffective 2026-10-28 02:54Z → 2026-10-28 11:00Z · first seen 2026-10-28 02:55Z · last seen 2026-10-28 10:20Z · cancelled 2026-10-28 10:20Z
    !ORD 10/992 ORD RWY 10C/28C CLSD 2610280254-2610281100
Published FAA baseline (NASR record)

Runway 10C/28C: 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 10C/28C

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

No pilot report in the last 6 hours names runway 10C/28C at KORD explicitly. Reports near the airport that do not name a runway are on the airport page.

Instrument approaches to runway 10C/28C

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

Circling / other approaches at KORD

2 departure procedures · 19 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 (KORD 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.
  • 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 KORD 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; the tower TFDM feed last delivered 0 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 KORD. From the tower TFDM configuration, not wind. Shares are measured independently, so parallels active together can each read 100%.

  • 10C81%dep 40%
  • 09L80%dep 40%
  • 10R77%dep 40%
  • 04L40%dep 41%
  • 27R19%dep 0%
  • 28C19%dep 0%
  • 28L10%dep 0%
  • 27C9%dep 0%
  • 09C4%dep 36%
  • 10L0%dep 37%
  • 28R0%dep 16%
  • 27L0%dep 14%

30.0 days of stated configuration on record · 11 configuration changes · 9 distinct configurations.

KORD 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.