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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↑,→ 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
Coming to Des Moines International airport
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Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By plane :
- Des Moines International airport at 0mi : book on Iberia
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- Perry Municipal airport at 33mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Des Moines International airport KDSM DSM
METAR for Des Moines International airport KDSM DSM
KDSM 161454Z 31004KT 10SM FEW095 BKN250 03/M04 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP198 T00331039 51021
Decoded METAR for Des Moines International airport KDSM DSM
METAR issued by KDSM on Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 14:54 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 6 days and 145 hours and -8594 minutes ago.
visibility is 16km = 10sm.
The temperature is 3°C = 37°F, dew point is -4°C = 25°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 60 %.
QNH is 1019hPa = 30.1inHg
Wind 7km/h = 4kt, direction is 310°.
Clouds : few clouds at 9500ft = 2900m. broken at 25000ft = 7620m.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=198 T00331039 51021
TAF for Des Moines International airport KDSM DSM
KDSM 161122Z 1612/1712 35006KT P6SM FEW060 SCT100 FM170000 07004KT P6SM BKN060
Decoded TAF for Des Moines International airport KDSM DSM
TAF issued by KDSM on Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 11:22 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 6 days and 5 hours and 18 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Sunday, November 16, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Sunday, November 16, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
1612/1712 35006KT P6SM FEW060 SCT100
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 350°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at 6000ft = 1830m scattered clouds at 10000ft = 3050m
from Sunday, November 16, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Monday, November 17, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
FM170000 07004KT P6SM BKN060
wind 4kt = 7km/h, direction is 70°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at 6000ft = 1830m
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↑
- Kern Field airport ( IA48) at 15mi↑
- Todd Field airport ( 46IA) at 16mi↑
- Mahaska County Hospital heliport ( IA34) at 16mi↑
- Too Short airport ( IA11) at 17mi↑
→ 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
