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KSAN Runway 09/27 — San Diego International Airport

9,401 × 200 ft asphalt · true headings 106° / 286° · field elevation 17 ft

Runway 09/27 at San Diego International Airport (KSAN) in San Diego, CA is 9,401 ft long and 200 ft wide, asphalt, with true headings 106° and 286°. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 09 the headwind 22.2% of the time and runway 27 77.8%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 0.2% of wind hours. KSAN 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 09/27 — current status

EQUIPMENT OUTAGE (D-ATIS)
  • RY 9 THRESHOLD LGTS OTS, RWSL OTS.

Sources: FAA runway record (OurAirports) · FAA NOTAMs · Tower TFDM configuration (FAA SWIM) · D-ATIS · Tower TFDM 0224Z (7:24 PM PDT) · D-ATIS 0221Z (7:21 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 09/27 at KSAN. 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 (7:25 PM PDT)
09 TDZ 6000+ ↑ · MID – · RO 6000+ ↑ · lights edge 1 / CL 1
27 TDZ 6000+ ↑ · MID – · RO 6000+ ↑ · lights edge 1 / CL 1

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 KSAN

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

Information Papa · 0221Z (7:21 PM PDT)
Tower configuration (TFDM)
“RWY_27” · updated recently
Arrivals
27
Departures
27

Airport rates: 24 arrivals / 24 departures per hour. In effect since 2026-08-26 1814Z (11:14 AM PDT).

D-ATIS broadcast
Arrivals
27
Departures
27

This D-ATIS configuration has been stated since 1651Z (9:51 AM PDT).

Show the D-ATIS text
SAN ATIS INFO P 0221Z SPECIAL. 29005KT 10SM BKN021 22/17 A3000 (THREE ZERO ZERO ZERO). LANDING RUNWAY 27 LOCALIZER, RNAV APPROACHES IN USE. DEPG RWY 27. RY 9 THRESHOLD LGTS OTS, RWSL OTS. JLI OTS, MZB TACAN OTS. CALL 4 RLS IN EFFECT 4 ACFT LNDG DEN CONTACT CD 5 PRIOR TO PUSH. CALL 4 RLS IN EFFECT 4 ACFT LNDG SFO, PHX, LAS CONTACT CD A S A P FOR RELEASE. PETCO TFR IN EFFECT. CRANES IN THE VICINITY OF AIRPORT CHECK NOTAMS . HAZARDOUS WX INFO FOR SANDIEGO AVBL ON FSS. NO OFFSHORE TRANSITIONS. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO P.

Current wind on Runway 09/27

Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 5 kt

METAR 0221Z (7:21 PM PDT)
Runway 09
Tailwind
5 kt
Crosswind
1 ktfrom left
Runway 27
FAVORED BY WIND
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind
1 ktfrom right
N09275 kt

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

TimeLikely runwayConfidenceWind
Now0232Z · 7:32 PM PDT27active · tower TFDM
stated by the tower (TFDM)
stated300° at 5 kt
+1 h0332Z · 8:32 PM PDT27
calm wind: the end this airport most often used in calm wind
Low55%VRB at 4 kt
+2 h0432Z · 9:32 PM PDT27
calm wind: the end this airport most often used in calm wind
Low55%VRB at 4 kt
+3 h0532Z · 10:32 PM PDT27
calm wind: the end this airport most often used in calm wind
Low55%VRB at 4 kt
+6 h0832Z · 1:32 AM PDT27
calm wind: the end this airport most often used in calm wind
Low55%VRB at 4 kt
+12 h1432Z · 7:32 AM PDT27
calm wind: the end this airport most often used in calm wind
Low55%VRB at 4 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) · 0230Z–0445Z62 arrivals · 47 departures expected at KSAN
27arr 62 dep 4709arr 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 KSAN (tower TFDM)as of 0224Z
  • 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 → KPHX (14 programs) · since 09/17 0508Z · until further notice · by ZLA/ZAB — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KSLC (13 programs) · since 09/18 2018Z · until further notice · by ZLC — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KLAX (4 programs) · since 09/17 1257Z · until further notice · by ZLA — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KSFO (4 programs) · since 09/19 0028Z · until further notice · by ZOA/ZLA — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KLAS (2 programs) · since 09/18 1516Z · until further notice · by ZLA — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KDEN (2 programs) · since 09/18 2359Z · until further notice · by ZLA — approval request — departures need a release time
  • APREQ → KHHR/KSMO · since 09/17 1257Z · until further notice · by ZLA — approval request — departures need a release time

+1 more restriction groups not shown.

Restrictions on departures from KSANtoward 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 09/27 overview

Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.

Length
9,401 ft
Width
200 ft
Surface
Asphalt
Runway lights
Lighted
Airport elevation
17 ft
FAA record status
Open
Runway 09
True heading
106°
Magnetic (approx.)
≈ 095°
FAA record
Open
Runway 27
True heading
286°
Magnetic (approx.)
≈ 275°
FAA record
Open

Runway 09/27 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 10.9°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 KSAN — 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 560 hours of stated runway configuration at KSAN (23.3 days, 1 configuration change). Shares are the fraction of those hours in which the tower's TFDM system listed each end.

Runway 09
Arrivals
0% (0 h)
Departures
0% (0 h)
Runway 27
Arrivals
100% (560 h)
Departures
100% (560 h)
Recorded arrival share of runway 09 and 27 by wind direction at the time of each D-ATIS configuration
Wind fromHours09 arrivals27 arrivals09 departures27 departures
Calm / light (< 5 kt)5600%100%0%100%
night (184 h)
09 arr 0% · 27 arr 100%
morning (139 h)
09 arr 0% · 27 arr 100%
afternoon (144 h)
09 arr 0% · 27 arr 100%
evening (93 h)
09 arr 0% · 27 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 09/27

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

From 175,302 hourly observations at KSAN (2005–2025), 127,932 with a steady wind direction (27% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.

Crosswind on runway 09/27 (either end)

Mean crosswind
3.3 kt
median 2.8 kt
90th / 95th percentile
6.7 / 8 kt
max 25 kt
Above 10 kt
1.4%
> 15 kt: 0.2% · > 20 kt: 0%
Gust crosswind > 15 kt
1.3%
90th pct gust 6.9 kt
0%46%92%80%0–5 kt18%5–10 kt1.2%10–15 kt0.2%15–20 kt0.0%20–25 kt0.0%25+ kt
Share of wind hours by crosswind band on runway 09/27 at KSAN, 2005–2025
Crosswind (kt)Share of wind hours
0–580.3%
5–1018.3%
10–151.2%
15–200.2%
20–250%
25+0%

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

Runway 09

Headwind
22.2%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
32.9%
> 10 kt: 4.8%
Wind-favored end
22.2%
most headwind of all runways

Runway 27

Headwind
77.8%
of wind hours
Tailwind > 5 kt
2.3%
> 10 kt: 0.2%
Wind-favored end
77.8%
most headwind of all runways

“Wind-favored” counts the hours this end had the most headwind of every open runway at KSAN — 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 09 and 27 by wind sector, 2005–2025
Wind fromShare of wind hours09 favored27 favoredMean crosswindCrosswind > 15 kt
N 338–023°9%12.3%87.7%3.8 kt0%
NE 023–068°3%100%0%3.6 kt0.2%
E 068–113°3%100%0%1.1 kt0%
SE 113–158°3%100%0%3.1 kt0%
S 158–203°15%77.2%22.8%6.1 kt1.1%
SW 203–248°13%0%100%5.7 kt0.1%
W 248–293°24%0%100%1.3 kt0%
NW 293–338°29%0%100%2.5 kt0%

By time of day (airport-local)

morning
09 favored 27.5% · 27 72.5%
mean crosswind 3.6 kt · calm 30.7%
afternoon
09 favored 8% · 27 92%
mean crosswind 3.6 kt · calm 5%
evening
09 favored 18.7% · 27 81.3%
mean crosswind 2.8 kt · calm 24%
night
09 favored 37.2% · 27 62.8%
mean crosswind 3 kt · calm 42.3%

Seasonal runway conditions

0.02.24.4JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean crosswind on runway 09/27 at KSAN by month, 2005–2025
MonthMean crosswind (kt)
Jan3.3 kt
Feb3.6 kt
Mar3.4 kt
Apr3.6 kt
May3.9 kt
Jun3.6 kt
Jul2.9 kt
Aug2.8 kt
Sep3.1 kt
Oct3.1 kt
Nov3.1 kt
Dec3.2 kt
Monthly wind and weather statistics for runway 09/27 at KSAN, 2005–2025
MonthPrevailingMean windGustyMean xwxw > 10xw > 15xw > 2009 tail > 527 tail > 5IFRTSFog
JanNW3.6 kt2.9%3.3 kt2.6%0.8%0.2%24.7%5.9%4.2%0.02%8.2%
FebNW4.5 kt4.4%3.6 kt3.5%0.8%0.2%33.6%5.5%5.7%0.01%6.9%
MarNW5 kt4.8%3.4 kt2%0.2%0%38.2%3.2%5.5%0.07%4.6%
AprNW5.5 kt5.2%3.6 kt1.9%0.1%0%37.9%2.1%4.7%0.01%3.3%
MayW5.8 kt4.5%3.9 kt1.9%0%0%33.4%1.5%3.5%0.02%2%
JunW5.4 kt2.9%3.6 kt0.8%0%0%30.2%0.4%8.9%0.02%3.4%
JulW5.3 kt2.4%2.9 kt0.2%0%0%34.2%0.2%7.1%0.06%2.1%
AugNW5.2 kt2.2%2.8 kt0.2%0%0%36.4%0.3%6.8%0.03%2.4%
SepNW5 kt2.5%3.1 kt0.6%0%0%34.9%0.9%6.8%0.08%4.3%
OctNW4.1 kt1.8%3.1 kt0.8%0.1%0%33.3%1.4%6.6%0.04%6.8%
NovNW3.7 kt2.4%3.1 kt1.2%0.1%0%29.4%3.1%6.4%0.03%8.6%
DecNW3.6 kt2.7%3.2 kt2.4%0.5%0%24.5%6.2%5.9%0.04%10.1%

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 09/27 closure history

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

D-ATIS broadcasts recorded since Aug 26, 2026 declared runway 09 closed on 0 days and runway 27 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 09/27

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

10 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 (KSAN 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 2 min ago; the tower TFDM feed last delivered 8 min ago; climatology through 2025-12-31.

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