FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | MDS |
Lat/Long: | 44-00-59.1000N 097-05-08.2000W 44-00.985000N 097-05.136667W 44.0164167,-97.0856111 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1718.4 ft. / 523.8 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 04E (2010) |
From city: | 1 mile NE of MADISON, SD |
Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 57042 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 01/1965 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | HON (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 7 DAYS A WEEK 0700-1800 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 & REIL RY 15 & 33 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3: | 118.35 (605-427-9380) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 132.050/317.4 (SIOUX FALLS RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
FSDr320/25.7 | | SIOUX FALLS VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 09E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
Dimensions: | 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 20 /R/D/Y/T | Single wheel: | 56.0 | Double wheel: | 69.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
Latitude: | 44-01.374805N | | 44-00.636863N |
Longitude: | 097-05.453780W | | 097-04.949303W |
Elevation: | 1718.4 ft. | | 1709.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 150 magnetic, 154 true | | 330 magnetic, 334 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 40 ft. trees, 1300 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear |
Runway 3/21
Dimensions: | 2380 x 200 ft. / 725 x 61 m |
Surface: | turf, in good condition |
Runway edge markings: | RY 03/21 MKD WITHBLACK & WHITE CONES. |
Operational restrictions: | RY 03 21 CLSD 1 NOV-1 APR EXCEPT WITH PPR CALL 605-256-9774. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
Latitude: | 44-00.780038N | | 44-01.102473N |
Longitude: | 097-05.153418W | | 097-04.845300W |
Elevation: | 1714.7 ft. | | 1708.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 030 magnetic, 034 true | | 210 magnetic, 214 true |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF MADISON 116 W. CENTER MADISON, SD 57042 Phone 605-256-7500 |
Manager: | MORRIS RIGGIN 1600 AIRPORT DRIVE MADISON, SD 57042 Phone 605-256-9774 |
Additional Remarks
- | 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. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (221KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (253KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (175KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (156KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBKX - Brookings Regional Airport (21 nm NE)
KFSD - Joe Foss Field Airport (30 nm SE)
6E5 - Wilder Airport (32 nm NW)
KPQN - Pipestone Municipal Airport (34 nm E)
KMHE - Mitchell Municipal Airport (44 nm W)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Steve Hamilton
Photo taken 11-Jul-2007
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 10-Mar-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:22 | | 12:22 |
Sunrise | | 06:51 | | 12:51 |
Sunset | | 18:27 | | 00:27 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:56 | | 00:56 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 10-Mar-2025 18:43:12 |
Local (UTC-6) | 10-Mar-2025 12:43:12 |
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METAR |
KMDS | 101815Z AUTO 25013KT 10SM CLR 16/00 A2959 RMK AO2 TSNO
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KBKX 20nm NE | 101756Z AUTO 28013KT 10SM CLR 16/M01 A2959 RMK AO2 SLP034 T01561006 10161 20006 56015
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TAF |
KFSD 30nm SE | 101721Z 1018/1118 26011G19KT P6SM SCT250 FM110400 30014G22KT P6SM FEW250 FM110500 33018G27KT P6SM FEW250 FM111100 01011G19KT P6SM SCT250 FM111600 05007KT P6SM SCT250
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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