Des Moines International Airport

KDSM · Iowa, United States

The METAR station used is 30 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 130° Des Moines International Airport 5/23
Wind direction to Wind: 14 kt, gusting 19 kt, 4 beaufort

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14 kt
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BKN 800
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OVC 1,300
METAR KTNU 262255Z AUTO 13014G19KT 9SM BKN008 OVC013 14/14 A2954 RMK A01

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 Newton Municipal-Earl Johnson Field on April 26, 2024 17:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 130° with a speed of 14 kt. Wind gusts of 19 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 9 mi.

There are broken clouds at an altitude of 800 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 1,300 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 800 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 14 °C. The dew point is 14 °C, the relative humidity is 100%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.54 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° 14-18 kt 3-5 kt 97 %
13/31 132°-312° 14-19 kt 3 %

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

800 ft BKN Broken clouds
1,300 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 14 °C
Dewpoint 14 °C
Rel. humidity 100%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Remarks

A01

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:14
Midday
13:09
Sunset
20:05 (1:48h)

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