KIMS — Madison Rgnl
Madison, IN · field elevation 819 ft · NON-ATCT
KIMS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KIMS 252355Z AUTO 03003KT 9SM CLR 16/09 A3019 RMK AO2 T01590093 10240 20159 51002 $
- Wind
- from 030° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 9 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.19 inHg
- Density altitude
- 785 ft · pressure altitude 549 ft
- Observed
- 4 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 030° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 03 | 3 kt head | — |
| 21 | 3 kt tail | — |
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
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 29,000–29,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KIMS — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KIMS — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.75992, -85.46469
- Elevation
- 819 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1132Z / 2334Z
- Magnetic variation
- 3°W (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- St Louis
- County
- Jefferson, IN
Everything else KIMS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 5,000 | 75 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
- Approach
- 132.075
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KJVY Clark Rgnl27 nm
- KLOU Bowman Fld33 nm
- KBAK Columbus Muni36 nm
- KHLB Batesville36 nm
- KSDF Louisville Muhammad Ali Intl37 nm
- KCVG Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Intl41 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KIMS airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Indiana 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.