Des Moines International Airport

KDSM · Iowa, United States

The METAR station used is 32 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 120° Des Moines International Airport 5/23
Wind direction to Wind: 20 kt, gusting 28 kt, 5 beaufort

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BKN 500
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OVC 1,200
METAR KBNW 261715Z AUTO 12020G28KT 6SM BR BKN005 OVC012 10/10 A2963 RMK AO2

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 Boone Municipal Airport on April 26, 2024 12:15, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 120° with a speed of 20 kt. Wind gusts of 28 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 6 mi.

There are broken clouds at an altitude of 500 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 1,200 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 500 ft.

Current weather is mist. The temperature is 10 °C, with a wind chill of 4 °C. The dew point is 10 °C, the relative humidity is 100%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.63 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 20:07. 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° 18-26 kt 8-11 kt 91 %
13/31 132°-312° 4-6 kt 20-27 kt 21 %

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

500 ft BKN Broken clouds
1,200 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Mist
Temperature 10 °C
Dewpoint 10 °C
Rel. humidity 100%
Wind chill 4 °C
Kp-index 5 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:16
Midday
13:13
Sunset
20:09 (7:41h)

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