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Airport · KDSM / DSM

Des Moines International Airport

Des Moines, United States · 958 ft

Runway diagram

Satellite map with the runway layout of Des Moines International Airport (KDSM)

Weather

obs 07:54Z · 12 min ago · VFR

Wind
wind 120° 8 kt
Visibility
vis 16 km (10+ SM)
Clouds
FEW 4,800 ft · SCT 6,500 ft · OVC 21,000 ft · ceil 21,000 ft
Temperature
11° / 9° · QNH 1024 hPa (30.24 inHg)
Density altitude
390 ft

METAR KDSM 310754Z 12008KT 10SM FEW048 SCT065 OVC210 11/09 A3024 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE SLP240 T01110094

Runway wind

RunwayEndHeadwindCrosswind
13/31138 kt-2 kt
31-8 kt2 kt
5/2353 kt7 kt
23-3 kt-7 kt

negative headwind means tailwind; crosswind is absolute. check the METAR for gusts and variable directions.

Live right now

2 aircraft within 75 km · snapshot 2s ago

CallsignRegistrationTypeAirlineRouteAltitudeSpeedDistanceMap
FDX6014 N868FD B77L Federal Express Corporation CAN → ANC → IND 35000 ft 494 kt 20 km map
UAL1646 N27267 B38M United Airlines RDU → EWR 39000 ft 504 kt 47 km map

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Airport data

Latitude
41.5340
Longitude
-93.6567
Type
large_airport
Region
Iowa
IATA
DSM
GPS code
KDSM
Local code
DSM
Magnetic variation
1.0°
Operations
no PPR
Weather
METAR / TAF

Runways

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighted
13 / 31 9001 ft · 2.74 km · 132° 150 ft ASP yes
5 / 23 9004 ft · 2.74 km · 54° 150 ft Concrete-Grooved yes

Frequencies

TypeDescriptionFrequency
A/DAPP/DEP118.600 MHz
ATISATIS119.550 MHz
CLDCLNC DEL134.150 MHz
GNDGND121.900 MHz
OPSANG OPS MAINT138.150 MHz
RDOFORT DODGE RDO122.650 MHz
TWRTWR118.300 MHz
UNICUNICOM122.950 MHz

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