KDSM Des Moines Intl

UNKNOWN

Unknown — not enough evidence to call a runway

We don't know, and saying so beats guessing. No D-ATIS feed here — a voice ATIS/AWOS may exist; check the frequency. No ADS-B traffic data available. Weather observation is 1822 minutes old — treat with caution.

certainty: — evidence: NONE no tower now Class C

Wind 320° true at 5 kt · VFR · 1822 min old

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31 25% 9001 ft · 5 kt head, 1 kt x-right · right traffic

23 25% 9004 ft · 0 kt head, 5 kt x-right

5 25% 9004 ft · 0 kt TAIL, 5 kt x-left

13 25% 9001 ft · 5 kt TAIL, 1 kt x-left

Active NOTAMs affecting runways

APCH OTS RWY 13 until 12-16 16:55Z

IAP DES MOINES INTL, DES MOINES, IA.
ILS OR LOC RWY 13, AMDT 10A...
ILS OR LOC RWY 31, AMDT 24B...
ILS OR LOC RWY 5, AMDT 1B...
ILS RWY 31 (SA CAT I), AMDT 24B...
ILS RWY 31 (CAT II-III), AMDT 24B...
PROCEDURE NA EXCEPT FOR ACFT EQUIPPED WITH SUITABLE RNAV SYSTEM WITH GPS,
TNU VOR/DME OUT OF SERVICE. 2608201655-2612161655EST

Why — evidence behind this answer

Runway 31

WIND 5 kt headwind, 1 kt right crosswind 1822 min ago +0.00

Runway 23

WIND 0 kt headwind, 5 kt right crosswind 1822 min ago -0.00

Runway 5

WIND 0 kt headwind, 5 kt left crosswind 1822 min ago -0.00

Runway 13

WIND 5 kt TAILWIND, 1 kt left crosswind 1822 min ago -0.00

Sources consulted

source	status	age	note
D_ATIS	UNAVAILABLE		No D-ATIS at this field
METAR	OK	1822 min
ADSB	UNAVAILABLE		No ADS-B track history here yet
NOTAM	OK
CIFP	NOT_CONFIGURED		Instrument procedures: phase 4

Recent operations

No operations observed in the last hour. (No ADS-B track history here yet)

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KDSM field & runways

Des Moines Intl, Des Moines, Iowa. Field elevation 958 ft. Class C airspace. Non-towered (ATCT-TRACON). Magnetic variation 1.0°E on record, 0.3°E today.

The FAA's variation of record is the number this field was surveyed against; the second is where north points now, from WMM2025. It is moving 0.056°/year west — about 1° every 18 years — which is why runway numbers eventually stop matching their pavement.

Runway data from the FAA NASR 01 Oct 2026 cycle. Where NASR locates both thresholds, the true heading is the bearing between them rather than NASR's whole-degree alignment. Magnetic is that heading against *today's* declination from WMM2025, not the field's variation of record — so it can differ from the chart by the gap between the two shown above. The number painted on the runway is the one ATC uses.
Runway	True	Magnetic	Number	Length	Surface	Pattern	Notes
13	132.4°	132.1°	matches rule gives runway 14 in ~52 yr	9,001 ft	CONC	left	ILS
23	233.7°	233.4°	matches rule gives runway 24 in ~29 yr	9,004 ft	CONC	left
31	312.4°	312.1°	matches rule gives runway 32 in ~52 yr	9,001 ft	CONC	right	ILS
5	53.7°	53.4°	matches rule gives runway 6 in ~29 yr	9,004 ft	CONC	left	ILS

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KDSM ☆ Des Moines Intl