METAR & TAF KMDS
Current METAR
Observed 10:15Z
KMDS 121015Z AUTO 26008KT 10SM CLR 13/12 A2991 RMK AO2 TSNO
- Wind
- 260° @ 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 13°C / 12°C
- Altimeter
- 29.91 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 1,903 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 1 NM NE
- VFR sectional
- OMAHA
- ARTCC
- ZMP · MINNEAPOLIS
- NOTAM facility
- HON (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- MORRIS RIGGIN
- Phone
- 605-256-9774
- Address
- 1600 AIRPORT DRIVE, MADISON SD 57042
Flight service · Hours
- FSS HON
- HURON1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- 7 DAYS A WEEK · 0700-1800
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 21
LEFT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 150° / 330° | 5,000 ft | ASPH-CONC | Standard L |
| 03/21Favored | 30° / 210° | 2,380 ft | TURF | Standard L |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | — |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | 40', trees, 1300' from thr, 200' R of cntrln, slope 32 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- AGRI,INSTR
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- ULTRA-LIGHT ACTIVITY ON AND INVOF ARPT.
- GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 (4 CLICKS TO MINNEAPOLIS CENTER AND 6 CLICKS TO FLT SVCS)
- FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
Lighting notes
- ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 & REIL RY 15 & 33 - CTAF.
Runway surface & condition
- 03/21RY 03 21 CLSD 1 NOV-1 APR EXCEPT WITH PPR CALL 605-256-9774.
Approach & departure obstructions
- 03RY 03/21 MKD WITHBLACK & WHITE CONES.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KMDS
Answer card- ICAO
- KMDS
- Name
- MADISON MUNI
- Location
- MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA
- Elevation
- 1,718.4 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 2,718.4 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 15/33 · 5,000 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 4°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 260° at 8 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 21
Madison Muni sits in Madison, South Dakota. Field elevation is 1,718.4 ft MSL. The airport has two runways. The longest is runway 15/33 at 5,000 ft. Runway 03/21 is turf at 2,380 ft.
This is an untowered field. CTAF and UNICOM are both 122.8. No ILS approaches are published. The pattern altitude is not published, so use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston operations unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. The on-field FBO is Madison Municipal Airport. It carries 100LL and Jet A Prist. Call (605) 256-7524 for current service details.
A few published remarks matter here. Runway 15/33 has medium intensity lights. REILs are installed on 15 and 33. Runways 03 and 21 are closed from November 1 to April 1 unless you have prior permission. The airport also notes ultralight activity on and near the field. If you are planning a night arrival or a winter visit, check the current Chart Supplement and call ahead. The field also has a ground communications outlet on 121.725. If you cannot get clearance delivery through that outlet, Minneapolis ARTCC is listed as the contact.