Des Moines International Airport

KDSM · Iowa, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 160° Des Moines International Airport 5/23
Wind: 8 kt, 3 beaufort

2 kt

8 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 16,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 19,000
METAR KDSM 110854Z 16008KT 10SM FEW160 BKN190 18/10 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01830100 56002

METAR Des Moines International Airport - KDSM/DSM

Des Moines International Airport is a midsized airport in Iowa, United States. The airport is located at latitude 41.53397 and longitude -93.66307. The airport has 2 runways: 5/23 and 13/31. The ICAO airport code of this field is KDSM. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is DSM. The airport's IATA code is DSM. The airport is in the Minneapolis FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Des Moines International Airport on September 11, 2024 03:54, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 160° with a speed of 8 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 16,000 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 19,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 19,000 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 18 °C. The dew point is 10 °C, the relative humidity is 60%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.99 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 19:30. This applies to Des Moines International Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
5/23 054°-234° 8 kt 2 kt 96 %
13/31 132°-312° 4 kt 7 kt 47 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

16,000 ft FEW Few clouds
19,000 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 18.3 °C
Dewpoint 10.0 °C
Rel. humidity 60%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP149Sea level pressure is 29.97 inHg (29.97 inHg)
T01830100Temperature is 18.3 °C (64.9 °F), dew point is 10.0 °C (50.0 °F)
56002

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:51 (1:52h)
Midday
13:11
Sunset
19:30

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