Des Moines International Airport

KDSM · Iowa, United States

The METAR station used is 28 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Des Moines International Airport 5/23
Wind: 4 kt, 2 beaufort

2 kt

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Cloud Cloud
FEW 11,000
METAR KOXV 281955Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM FEW110 13/M01 A3002 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 Chicago FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Knoxville Municipal Airport on March 28, 2024 14:55, local time.

Airport observations

There is little or no wind from a variable direction.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 11,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 13 °C. The dew point is -1 °C, the relative humidity is 38%. The air pressure at sea level is 30.02 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 19:36. 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° 3 kt 2 kt 81 %
13/31 132°-312° 3 kt 3 kt 74 %

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

11,000 ft FEW Few clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 13 °C
Dewpoint -1 °C
Rel. humidity 38%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation

Daylight period

Sunrise
07:00
Midday
13:17
Sunset
19:33 (4:23h)

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