KDSM — Des Moines Intl
Des Moines, IA · field elevation 958 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
KDSM current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KDSM 100254Z 33004KT 10SM FEW300 13/07 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP180 T01330072 51017 $
- Wind
- from 330° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 13 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.06 inHg
- Density altitude
- 808 ft · pressure altitude 818 ft
- Observed
- 42 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 330° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 05 | — | 4 kt from the left |
| 23 | — | 4 kt from the right |
| 13 | 4 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KDSM 092333Z 1000/1024 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM100400 26005KT P6SM FEW250 FM101600 VRB02KT P6SM FEW250
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.53397, -93.66307
- Elevation
- 958 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1257Z / 2259Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 1°E (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Omaha
- County
- Polk, IA
Airport diagram
Everything else KDSM publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 9,004 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 13/31 | 9,001 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 119.55
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 118.3
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 134.15
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 120.45
- Approach
- 123.9
- Approach
- 135.2
Published procedures
- 11 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), VOR
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KDSM airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Iowa airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.