Des Moines International Airport

KDSM · Iowa, United States

The METAR station used is 28 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 110° Des Moines International Airport 5/23
Wind direction to Wind: 11 kt, gusting 20 kt, 4 beaufort

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METAR KAMW 291353Z AUTO 11011G20KT 10SM CLR 06/M02 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP127 T00561022

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 Ames Municipal Airport on March 29, 2024 08:53, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 110° with a speed of 11 kt. Wind gusts of 20 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are no clouds. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature is 6 °C, with a wind chill of 1 °C. The dew point is -2 °C, the relative humidity is 57%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.90 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 19:37. 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. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
5/23 054°-234° 9-17 kt 6-11 kt 83 %
13/31 132°-312° 4-7 kt 10-19 kt 37 %

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

- CLR No clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 5.6 °C
Dewpoint -2.2 °C
Rel. humidity 57%
Wind chill 1 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP127Sea level pressure is 29.91 inHg (29.91 inHg)
T00561022Temperature is 5.6 °C (42.1 °F), dew point is -2.2 °C (28.0 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
07:00
Midday
13:19
Sunset
19:37 (10:32h)

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