KPHL Runway 17/35 — Philadelphia International Airport

Name: KPHL Runway 17/35 wind climatology 2005–2025
Creator: ATIS Alerts

6,500 × 150 ft asphalt · true headings 159° / 339° · field elevation 36 ft

Runway 17/35 at Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL) in Philadelphia, PA is 6,500 ft long and 150 ft wide, asphalt, with true headings 159° and 339°. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 17 the headwind 45.7% of the time and runway 35 54.3%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 2.6% of wind hours. KPHL 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 17/35 — current status

NO CLOSURE REPORTED

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 · D-ATIS · D-ATIS 0154Z (9:54 PM EDT). 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 17/35 at KPHL. 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.

Runway visual rangeSTDDS 0225Z (10:25 PM EDT)

17 TDZ 6000+ ↑ · MID – · RO 6000+ ↑ · lights edge 3 / CL –

35 TDZ 6000+ ↑ · MID – · RO 6000+ ↑ · lights edge 3 / CL –

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 KPHL

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

Information India · 0154Z (9:54 PM EDT)

Arrivals

09R

Departures

09L08

This D-ATIS configuration has been stated since 0054Z (8:54 PM EDT).

Show the D-ATIS text

PHL ARR INFO I 0154Z. 02006KT 10SM FEW060 SCT120 SCT300 24/14 A3010 (THREE ZERO ONE ZERO) RMK AO2 SLP191 T02390139. ARRIVALS EXPECT ILS Z RWY 9R APCH. NOTAMS... ILS RWY 27R OTS, RY 27R PAPI OTS. TWY Z CLSD BTN, TWY, J AND TWY K . .. TWY S CLSD BTN, TWY, Y AND TWY S6 . .. TWY Y CLSD, BTN RWY, 27L AND TWY S . TWY S7 CLSD, TWY S 9 CLOSED, TWY S10 CLOSED . TWY D CLSD BTN RWY 27R AND RWY 35. TWY S CLSD BTN RWY 27R AND RWY 35.RUNWAY 9R HOLDING PAD CLSD. TWY Y CLSD BTN RWY 27L AND UPS RAMP. TOWER FREQ 118.5 FOR ALL RUNWAYS. ADZ GATE ASSIGNMENT TO APPROACH CTL ON INITIAL CTC. LIGHTED CRANE 180 FT AGL 1500 FT SOUTH OF RWY, 27L, LIGHTED CRANE 100 FT AGL 100' FT SOUTH OF RWY, 27L. RUNWAY 27 LEFT HOLD SHORT SIGNS UNLIT BETWEEN YANKEE AND SIERRA 1. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO I.

PHL DEP INFO V 0154Z. 02006KT 10SM FEW060 SCT120 SCT300 24/14 A3010 (THREE ZERO ONE ZERO) RMK AO2 SLP191 T02390139. DEPG 9L, RWY 8. NOTAMS... RY 27R PAPI OTS. TWY Z CLSD BTN, TWY, J AND TWY K . .. TWY S CLSD BTN, TWY, Y AND TWY S6 . .. TWY Y CLSD, BTN RWY, 27L AND TWY S . TWY S7 CLSD, TWY S 9 CLOSED, TWY S10 CLOSED . TWY D CLSD BTN RWY 27R AND RWY 35. TWY S CLSD BTN RWY 27R AND RWY 35.RUNWAY 9R HOLDING PAD CLSD. TWY Y CLSD BTN RWY 27L AND UPS RAMP. TOWER FREQ 118.5 FOR ALL RUNWAYS. LIGHTED CRANE 180 FT AGL 1500 FT SOUTH OF RWY, 27L, LIGHTED CRANE 100 FT AGL 100' FT SOUTH OF RWY, 27L. RUNWAY 27 LEFT HOLD SHORT SIGNS UNLIT BETWEEN YANKEE AND SIERRA 1. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO V.

Current wind on Runway 17/35

Wind from the north (010°) at 6 kt

METAR 0154Z (9:54 PM EDT)

Runway 17

Tailwind: 5 kt
Crosswind: 3 ktfrom left

Runway 35

FAVORED BY WIND

Headwind: 5 kt
Crosswind: 3 ktfrom right

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 KPHL is likely to be in use over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.

Time	Likely runway	Confidence	Wind
Now0229Z · 10:29 PM EDT	09Ractive · D-ATIS stated by D-ATIS	stated	010° at 6 kt
+1 h0329Z · 11:29 PM EDT	35then 09R	Low53%	020° at 6 kt
+2 h0429Z · 12:29 AM EDT	35then 09R	Low50%	020° at 6 kt
+3 h0529Z · 1:29 AM EDT	35then 09R	Low47%	020° at 6 kt
+6 h0829Z · 4:29 AM EDT	35then 09R	Low38%	020° at 6 kt
+12 h1429Z · 10:29 AM EDT	09Rthen 09L	Low20%	060° at 8 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 2320Z (7:20 PM EDT).

Traffic management restrictions at KPHL (tower TFDM)as of 0226Z

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 (13 programs) · since 09/18 1004Z · until further notice · by ZTL — approval request — departures need a release time
APREQ → KDTW (3 programs) · since 09/18 1450Z · until further notice · by ZOB — approval request — departures need a release time
APREQ → KATL (2 programs) · since 09/18 2304Z · until further notice · by ZTL — approval request — departures need a release time
APREQ → KCLT · since 09/18 1004Z · until further notice · by ZTL — approval request — departures need a release time

Restrictions on departures from KPHLtoward 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 17/35 overview

Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.

Length: 6,500 ft
Width: 150 ft
Surface: Asphalt
Runway lights: Lighted
Airport elevation: 36 ft
FAA record status: Open

Runway 17

True heading: 159°
Magnetic (approx.): ≈ 171°
FAA record: Open

Runway 35

True heading: 339°
Magnetic (approx.): ≈ 351°
FAA record: Open

Runway 17/35 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 11.8°W (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 KPHL — last 30 days

How often the D-ATIS named each end for arrivals and departures (the facility's own statement).

ATIS Alerts records every change of KPHL's D-ATIS and turns it into a log of which runways the facility named for arrivals and departures. Recording started Sep 18, 2026 — 10 hours captured so far. Usage statistics appear once 24 hours are on record, and become meaningful after a few weeks.

Historical wind and crosswind on runway 17/35

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

From 175,229 hourly observations at KPHL (2005–2025), 157,587 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 17/35 (either end)

Mean crosswind

5.7 kt

median 5 kt

90th / 95th percentile

11 / 13.1 kt

max 36.5 kt

Above 10 kt

13.3%

> 15 kt: 2.6% · > 20 kt: 0.4%

Gust crosswind > 15 kt

7.4%

90th pct gust 12.9 kt

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

Runway 17

Headwind

45.7%

of wind hours

Tailwind > 5 kt

28.5%

> 10 kt: 9.9%

Wind-favored end

18.9%

most headwind of all runways

Runway 35

Headwind

54.3%

of wind hours

Tailwind > 5 kt

13.5%

> 10 kt: 1.9%

Wind-favored end

26.6%

most headwind of all runways

“Wind-favored” counts the hours this end had the most headwind of every open runway at KPHL — 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 17 and 35 by wind sector, 2005–2025
Wind from	Share of wind hours	17 favored	35 favored	Mean crosswind	Crosswind > 15 kt
N 338–023°	12%	0%	100%	2.4 kt	0%
NE 023–068°	10%	0%	0%	7.5 kt	3%
E 068–113°	10%	0%	0%	6.7 kt	1.7%
SE 113–158°	5%	100%	0%	2.3 kt	0%
S 158–203°	14%	100%	0%	3.1 kt	0%
SW 203–248°	17%	0%	0%	7.4 kt	2.5%
W 248–293°	18%	0%	0%	9 kt	9.1%
NW 293–338°	15%	0%	100%	4.2 kt	0.2%

By time of day (airport-local)

morning

17 favored 14.2% · 35 28.9%

mean crosswind 5.9 kt · calm 11.1%

afternoon

17 favored 18.7% · 35 24.7%

mean crosswind 6.9 kt · calm 7.2%

evening

17 favored 26.6% · 35 23.6%

mean crosswind 5.3 kt · calm 6%

night

17 favored 18.4% · 35 28%

mean crosswind 4.9 kt · calm 13.5%

Seasonal runway conditions

Monthly wind and weather statistics for runway 17/35 at KPHL, 2005–2025
Month	Prevailing	Mean wind	Gusty	Mean xw	xw > 10	xw > 15	xw > 20	17 tail > 5	35 tail > 5	IFR	TS	Fog
Jan	W	8.6 kt	16.6%	6.1 kt	16.2%	3.7%	0.8%	39%	8.5%	9.4%	0.01%	10%
Feb	W	8.8 kt	17.7%	6.3 kt	17.7%	4.7%	1.1%	38.5%	10%	10.2%	0.03%	11.2%
Mar	NW	9.2 kt	20.8%	6.1 kt	16.5%	3.8%	0.7%	40.6%	13.4%	8.2%	0.08%	8.5%
Apr	W	8.9 kt	19.9%	6.4 kt	18.6%	4.3%	0.6%	31.5%	16.4%	6.7%	0.47%	6.6%
May	SW	7.6 kt	11%	5.9 kt	13%	2.1%	0.3%	20.7%	15.6%	8.7%	0.71%	7.5%
Jun	SW	7.3 kt	9.1%	5.3 kt	10.6%	1.1%	0.1%	20%	17.3%	4.7%	1.47%	4.7%
Jul	SW	6.7 kt	6%	5 kt	7.8%	0.7%	0.1%	16.1%	20.4%	2.2%	1.79%	3.3%
Aug	SW	6.5 kt	6.2%	4.8 kt	6.7%	0.5%	0.1%	18.5%	16.7%	3.2%	1.3%	3.4%
Sep	NE	6.7 kt	9%	5 kt	8.4%	1%	0.1%	22%	13.1%	5.5%	0.43%	5.4%
Oct	W	7.5 kt	13.1%	5.8 kt	13.5%	2.6%	0.5%	27.9%	12.1%	6.4%	0.13%	7.2%
Nov	W	7.8 kt	13.8%	5.8 kt	14.5%	2.8%	0.3%	34.3%	10.1%	5.2%	0.05%	7%
Dec	W	8 kt	14.5%	6.1 kt	16.5%	3.5%	0.6%	33%	8.5%	11.5%	0.03%	12.9%

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 17/35 closure history

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

D-ATIS broadcasts recorded since Sep 18, 2026 declared runway 17 closed on 0 days and runway 35 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 17/35

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

Runway 17

Runway 35

RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 ↗

2 departure procedures · 7 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 (KPHL 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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Crosswind (kt)	Share of wind hours
0–5	50.1%
5–10	36.5%
10–15	10.8%
15–20	2.1%
20–25	0.4%
25+	0.1%