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Des Moines International airport (United State)
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 United State and Southernmost airports in United State
→ See also airports in United State
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 United State
Runways
- runway 05/23 : 2744m = 9003ft
- runway 13/31 : 2744m = 9003ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in United State
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- Osceola, IA train station at 35mi
- Creston, IA train station at 49mi
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Aviation weather for Des Moines International airport KDSM DSM
METAR for Des Moines International airport KDSM DSM
KDSM 082354Z 15012KT 10SM FEW160 BKN250 12/M07 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01171072 10128 20072 56027
Decoded METAR for Des Moines International airport KDSM DSM
METAR issued by KDSM on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 23:54 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 days and 93 hours and -4266 minutes ago.
visibility is 16km = 10sm.
The temperature is 12°C = 54°F, dew point is -7°C = 19°F. The air is dry : relative air humidity is 26 %.
QNH is 1014hPa = 29.95inHg
Wind 22km/h = 12kt, direction is 150°.
Clouds : few clouds at 16000ft = 4880m. broken at 25000ft = 7620m.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=149 T01171072 10128 20072 56027
TAF for Des Moines International airport KDSM DSM
KDSM 082325Z 0900/0924 15010KT P6SM BKN240 FM090500 14009KT P6SM BKN150 BKN200 FM091600 32010KT P6SM BKN090 FM092000 32010KT P6SM SCT200
Decoded TAF for Des Moines International airport KDSM DSM
TAF issued by KDSM on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 23:25 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 3 days and 22 hours and 23 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, April 8, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Wednesday, April 9, 2025 à 05:00 heure UTC
0900/0924 15010KT P6SM BKN240
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 150°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at 24000ft = 7320m
from Wednesday, April 9, 2025 à 05:00 heure TU to Wednesday, April 9, 2025 à 16:00 heure UTC
FM090500 14009KT P6SM BKN150 BKN200
wind 9kt = 17km/h, direction is 140°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at 15000ft = 4570m broken at 20000ft = 6100m
from Wednesday, April 9, 2025 à 16:00 heure TU to Wednesday, April 9, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC
FM091600 32010KT P6SM BKN090
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 320°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at 9000ft = 2740m
from Wednesday, April 9, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Wednesday, April 9, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
FM092000 32010KT P6SM SCT200
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 320°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 20000ft = 6100m
NOTAM for Des Moines International airport
Around Des Moines International airport (United State)
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 (United State)
- 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 United State
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- 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