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Des Moines International airport at Des Moines (USA)
Des Moines International airport is located near Des Moines, with Millman at 1mi↑, Norwalk at 4mi↑, Windsor Heights at 5mi↑, West Des Moines at 5mi↑, Des Moines at 5mi↑, Clive at 6mi↑, Urbandale at 7mi↑, Pleasant Hill at 8mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in USA and Southernmost airports in USA
→ See also airports in USA
aerial view of Des Moines International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : KDSM
- IATA code : DSM
- Local code : -
Elevation : 292 m = 958ft
→ See also Highest airports in USA and Lowest airports in USA
Runways
- runway 05/23 : 2744m = 9003ft
- runway 13/31 : 2744m = 9003ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in USA
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- Osceola, IA train station at 35mi
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Aviation weather for Des Moines International airport KDSM DSM
METAR for Des Moines International airport KDSM DSM
KDSM 130754Z 30012KT 10SM CLR M12/M17 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP250 T11221167
Decoded METAR for Des Moines International airport KDSM DSM
METAR issued by KDSM on Monday, January 13, 2025 at 07:54 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 14 hours and 18 minutes ago.
visibility is 16km = 10sm.
The temperature is -12°C = 10°F, dew point is -17°C = 1°F. : relative air humidity is 66%.
QNH is 1023hPa = 30.22inHg
Wind 22km/h = 12kt, direction is 300°.
Sky clear.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=250 T11221167
TAF for Des Moines International airport KDSM DSM
KDSM 130521Z 1306/1406 30011KT P6SM SKC
Decoded TAF for Des Moines International airport KDSM DSM
TAF issued by KDSM on Monday, January 13, 2025 at 05:21 UTC, issued 16 hours and 51 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, January 13, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Tuesday, January 14, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
1306/1406 30011KT P6SM SKC
sky clear
wind 11kt = 20km/h, direction is 300°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
NOTAM for Des Moines International airport
Around Des Moines International airport at Des Moines (USA)
near
- Hotels in Millman
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 974mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 1023mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 4380mi↑
- Paris at 4381mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 4381mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 4381mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 4419mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 4419mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 4419mi↑
- Hôtel de Tourny (Bordeaux) at 4419mi↑
- Hôtel Cardinal (Bordeaux) at 4419mi↑
- Bordeaux at 4419mi↑
- for Des Moines International airport at 0mi↑
- for Iowa Methodist Medical Center airport at 4mi↑
- for Mercy Hospital Medical Center Private airport at 5mi↑
nearest airports to Des Moines International airport at Des Moines (USA)
- Iowa Methodist Medical Center heliport ( IA64) at 4mi↑
- Mercy Hospital Medical Center Private heliport ( IA82) at 5mi↑
- Des Moines General Hospital heliport ( 3IA3) at 5mi↑
- Iowa Lutheran Hospital Life Flight heliport ( IA98) at 5mi↑
- Polk County Hospital Heliport heliport ( 6IA4) at 6mi↑
- Hobbes Field airport ( 20IA) at 7mi↑
- Morningstar Field airport ( Y76) at 8mi↑
- Tuinstra airport ( IA85) at 9mi↑
- Laverty Field airport ( IA41) at 10mi↑
- Robel Field airport ( IA87) at 12mi↑defunct airport
- Ankeny Regional airport (KIKV ) at 12mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Indianola heliport ( IA71) at 13mi↑
→ See also Former airports in USA
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap