Des Moines International Airport

KDSM · Iowa, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 320° Des Moines International Airport 5/23
Wind direction to Wind: 16 kt, gusting 25 kt, 4 beaufort

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METAR KDSM 190054Z 32016G25KT 10SM FEW050 FEW130 FEW220 11/00 A3013 RMK AO2 PK WND 32027/0041 SLP206 T01060000

METAR Des Moines International Airport - KDSM/DSM

Des Moines International Airport is a large 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 April 18, 2024 19:54, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 320° with a speed of 16 kt. Wind gusts of 25 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 5,000 ft, few clouds at an altitude of 13,000 ft and few clouds at an altitude of 22,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 11 °C. The air pressure at sea level is 30.13 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 19:59. 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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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
5/23 054°-234° 16-25 kt 1-2 kt 100 %
13/31 132°-312° 2-3 kt 16-25 kt 14 %

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

5,000 ft FEW Few clouds
13,000 ft FEW Few clouds
22,000 ft FEW Few clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 10.6 °C
Dewpoint 0.0 °C
Rel. humidity 47%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
PK WND 32027/0041Peak wind from 320° with 27 kt at 00 :41 UTC
SLP206Sea level pressure is 30.14 inHg (30.14 inHg)
T01060000Temperature is 10.6 °C (51.1 °F), dew point is 0.0 °C (32.0 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:27 (10:17h)
Midday
13:13
Sunset
19:59

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