Des Moines International Airport

KDSM · Iowa, United States

The METAR station used is 29 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 280° Des Moines International Airport 5/23
Wind: 5 kt, 2 beaufort

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METAR KI75 200655Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM CLR 02/M03 A3032 RMK AO2 T00161035

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 Osceola Municipal Airport on April 20, 2024 01:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 280° with a speed of 5 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are no clouds. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature is 2 °C, with a wind chill of -2 °C. The dew point is -3 °C, the relative humidity is 70%. The air pressure at sea level is 30.32 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 20:01. 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° 4 kt 3 kt 72 %
13/31 132°-312° 3 kt 4 kt 53 %

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 1.6 °C
Dewpoint -3.5 °C
Rel. humidity 70%
Wind chill -2 °C
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
T00161035Temperature is 1.6 °C (34.9 °F), dew point is -3.5 °C (25.7 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:26 (4:17h)
Midday
13:13
Sunset
20:00

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