Des Moines International Airport

KDSM · Iowa, United States

The METAR station used is 33 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 300° Des Moines International Airport 5/23
Wind direction to Wind: 14 kt, gusting 26 kt, 4 beaufort

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METAR KPEA 191955Z AUTO 30014G26KT 10SM CLR 13/M02 A3019 RMK AO2 T01301023

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 Pella Municipal Airport on April 19, 2024 14:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 300° with a speed of 14 kt. Wind gusts of 26 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are no clouds. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 13 °C. The dew point is -2 °C, the relative humidity is 36%. The air pressure at sea level is 30.19 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° 13-24 kt 6-11 kt 91 %
13/31 132°-312° 3-5 kt 14-25 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

- CLR No clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 13.0 °C
Dewpoint -2.3 °C
Rel. humidity 36%
Kp-index 7 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
T01301023Temperature is 13.0 °C (55.4 °F), dew point is -2.3 °C (27.9 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:24
Midday
13:10
Sunset
19:56 (4:39h)

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