KDSM· DSM· Des Moines

Des Moines International Airport

large airport · elevation 958 ft (292 m)

11:18Z 01:08Z Night

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Current METARVFR

15 min ago·10:54Z

KDSM 271054Z 17012KT 9SM -TSRA SCT011 BKN060CB OVC100 16/14 A2959 RMK AO2 SLP015 OCNL LTGIC ALQDS TS ALQDS MOV NE P0027 T01560144

Wind

170° 12 kt

Visibility

9 SM

Ceiling

6,000 ft

Temperature

16°C / 14°C

temp / dew

QNH

1002 hPa

29.59 inHg

Clouds

SCT 1,100ft, BKN 6,000ft (CB), OVC 10,000ft

Weather

-TSRA

Station

KDSM

Remarks

automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1001.5 HPa OCNL LTGIC ALQDS TS ALQDS MOV NE 27/100 of an inch of precipitation fell in the last hour hourly temperature of 15.6°C and dew point of 14.4°C

Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC

SIGMET / AIRMET (1)

SIGMETCONVECTIVESEV
27 10:55Z → 27 12:55Z
SFC – 60,000 ft

PIREPs (4)

FL160C5BASE16
7 min ago
TURB NEG · ICE NEG
FL330E170
9 min ago
TURB LGT
FL370A20N
17 min ago
TURB LGT
FL170B38M
17 min ago
TURB LGT · ICE NEG

Wind & Runways

Wind arrow points downwind.

Runways

05/232744 mASP

13/312744 mASP

Runway components

Runway	Head/Tail	Crosswind
RWY 05/23	TW 5 kt	XW 11 kt R
RWY 13/31	HW 10 kt	XW 7 kt R

41.5340°, -93.6567°© CARTO Open in OSM →

Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits

Runway	Status	HW (kt)	XW (kt)	Flags
RWY 13/31 (use 13)	Preferred	HW 10	7 R	—
RWY 05/23 (use 23)	Usable	HW 5	11 L	Crosswind 11 kt

Density altitude

1,609 ft

elevation 958 ft

ISA deviation

+2.9°C

Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KDSM

ATIS119.550
CLDCLNC DEL134.150
GND121.900
TWR118.300
A/DAPP/DEP118.600
OPSANG OPS MAINT138.150
RDOFORT DODGE RDO122.650
UNICUNICOM122.950

Navaids near airportassoc. KDSM

Ident	Type	Freq	Power
DS	NDB	344 kHz	LOW
DSM	VORTAC	117.50 MHz	HIGH

Runways2

Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.

Runway	Surface	Length	Lighting	ILS
RWY 05/23	ASP	9,004 ft (2,744 m)	Lit	—
RWY 13/31	ASP	9,001 ft (2,744 m)	Lit	—

RWY 05/239,004 ft (2,744 m)
Surface
ASP
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—
RWY 13/319,001 ft (2,744 m)
Surface
ASP
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—

24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KDSM

Wind12 kt

Vis16.1 km

Temp22°C

QNH1007 hPa

24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=282

3–6 kt

6–10 kt

10–16 kt

16–22 kt

>22 kt

Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Des Moines International Airport

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2026/04/27 08:16 UTC

27/12Z

27/18Z

28/00Z

28/06Z

BASEVFR

FMMVFR

TEMPO MVFR

PROB30 IFR

VFRBASE27/08Z → 27/10Z13011KT · 6 SM · SCT030 BKN080

Wind: 13011KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: SCT030 BKN080

TAF AMD KDSM 270814Z 2708/2806 13011KT P6SM SCT030 BKN080

MVFRTEMPO27/08Z → 27/10Z4 SM · -TSRA · OVC015(CB)sn

Visibility: 4 SM

Weather: -TSRA

Clouds: OVC015(CB)sn

TEMPO 2708/2710 4SM -TSRA OVC015CB

MVFRFM27/10Z → 27/15Z14012G20KT · 6 SM · -SHRA · OVC025

Wind: 14012G20KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Weather: -SHRA

Clouds: OVC025

FM271000 14012G20KT 6SM -SHRA OVC025

IFRPROB3027/10Z → 27/15Z3 SM · TSRA · OVC008(CB)sn

Visibility: 3 SM

Weather: TSRA

Clouds: OVC008(CB)sn

PROB30 2710/2715 3SM TSRA OVC008CB

MVFRFM27/15Z → 27/20Z17013G21KT · 6 SM · SCT022 OVC030

Wind: 17013G21KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: SCT022 OVC030

FM271500 17013G21KT P6SM SCT022 OVC030

MVFRFM27/20Z → 28/06Z28016G25KT · 6 SM · BKN025

Wind: 28016G25KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: BKN025

FM272000 28016G25KT P6SM BKN025

Raw TAF

TAF AMD KDSM 270814Z 2708/2806 13011KT P6SM SCT030 BKN080 TEMPO 2708/2710 4SM -TSRA OVC015CB FM271000 14012G20KT 6SM -SHRA OVC025 PROB30 2710/2715 3SM TSRA OVC008CB FM271500 17013G21KT P6SM SCT022 OVC030 FM272000 28016G25KT P6SM BKN025

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