Crosswind Calculator
Enter the runway, wind direction, and wind speed to instantly compute the crosswind and headwind components for any approach or takeoff.
Inputs
Runway number (e.g. 27) or magnetic heading, plus the reported wind from the ATIS.
Accepts the runway number (01-36) or the full magnetic heading in degrees. Parsed as 270°.
Meteorological convention: the direction the wind is blowing FROM (matches every METAR and ATIS).
Components
Crosswind and headwind components projected onto the runway axis.
Crosswind component
7.5 kt
from the left
Headwind component
13 kt
- Wind angle off runway
- 30°
- Runway heading
- 270°
Runway 27, wind 240/15 kt computes to: crosswind 11.5 kt from the left, headwind 9.6 kt.