Originally Posted by
buzzsaw999
As per the previous post, it depends on the weather.
Maybe at some airports, you can go with the statistics (e.g., 65% of the time, the wind blows that way), or you can try to change your seat assignment at the gate based on very recent weather conditions.
In California for airports near the coast (e.g., LAX, SFO, SJC, OAK, SNA, SAN), the wind almost always blows from the west or northwest. Therefore, takeoffs and landings are toward the west or northwest unless there is a storm (usually, only in the winter months).