AWOS won't necessarily give you the active runway.

Far as I know AWOS will never give an active runway.

Technology hasn't progressed to that point -- yet.

However, if AWOS is reporting "wind 250 at 15" you can bet your bottom
dollar that the "active" runway here in Iowa City will be Rwy 25.

It's, of course, true that someone doing crosswind practice might be using
(for example) Rwy 30 instead, but this just presents our hapless (mapless,
clueless) arriving pilot from my original example with another challenge --
should he believe that the radio calls from the guy doing (unbeknownst to
him) crosswind practice represents the runway that is most favoring the
wind?

The answer, of course, is no -- which is yet another reason to never enter
the pattern unprepared.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
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