I have taken no offence at the answers as my question was hypothetical. I
always do a flight plan and have at least two alternative airfields. I
always download the Notams and check temporary restricted areas and I
always do a full weather check and get the latest F214's. (and I tell fibs as well!)
As a fairly low hours pilot I simply wondered the best way to find a nearby airfield if runway direction was important and if it ever came to that. My question was - do ATC have this information to hand.
I assume from the responses that this is information that is never actually required in flight iether because the wind virtually never changes or because everyone does very detailed flight pre-planning.
I do carry a Pooley's flight Guide in my cockpit which will always give me airfield frequencies, maybe it's a pity the runway directions are not included - Bob take note!
P.S. You mention Metbrief - what's wrong with our own
www.funfly.co.uk ?