FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier:  | IMS |  
| Lat/Long:  | 38-45-35.7000N 085-27-52.9000W 38-45.595000N 085-27.881667W 38.7599167,-85.4646944 (estimated) |  
| Elevation:  | 819.1 ft. / 249.7 m (surveyed) |  
| Variation:  | 03W (1995) |  
| From city:  | 4 miles W of MADISON, IN |  
| Time zone:  | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |  
| Zip code:  | 47250 |  
 
Airport Operations
| Airport use:  | Open to the public |  
| Activation date:  | 05/1964 |  
| Control tower:  | no |  
| ARTCC:  | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |  
| FSS:  | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |  
| NOTAMs facility:  | HUF (NOTAM-D service available) |  
| Attendance:  | MAR-OCT 0800-1800,  NOV-FEB 0800-1700 UNATNDD THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS & NEW YEARS. |  
| Wind indicator:  | lighted |  
| Segmented circle:  | no |  
| Lights:  | ACTVT MALSF RWY 03; REIL RWY 21; PAPI RWY 03 & 21; HIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF. |  
| Beacon:  | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |  
 
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM:  | 123.0 |  
| WX AWOS-3:  | 119.175 (812-866-1798) |  
| LOUISVILLE APPROACH:  | 132.075 |  
| LOUISVILLE DEPARTURE:  | 132.075 |  
| WX AWOS-3 at OVO (18 nm N):  | 120.625 (812-346-5041) |  
 
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance |    | VOR name |    | Freq |    | Var |  
| IIUr007/39.7 |  | LOUISVILLE VORTAC |  | 114.80 |  | 01E |  
 
Airport Services
| Fuel available:  | 100LL JET-A 100LL:SELF SERVE AVBL. |  
| Parking:  | hangars and tiedowns |  
| Airframe service:  | MAJOR |  
| Powerplant service:  | MAJOR |  
 
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions:  | 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |  
| Surface:  | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |  
| Weight bearing capacity:  | | PCN 23 /F/C/X/T |  | Single wheel:  | 61.0 |  | Double wheel:  | 82.0 |  
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| Runway edge lights:  | high intensity |  
 | RUNWAY 3 |    | RUNWAY 21 |  
| Latitude:  | 38-45.244050N |  | 38-45.944447N |  
| Longitude:  | 085-28.158653W |  | 085-27.604917W |  
| Elevation:  | 807.2 ft. |  | 819.1 ft. |  
| Traffic pattern:  | left |  | left |  
| Runway heading:  | 035 magnetic, 032 true |  | 215 magnetic, 212 true |  
| Markings:  | nonprecision, in good condition |  | nonprecision, in good condition |  
| Visual slope indicator:  | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |  | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |  
| Approach lights:  | MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers |  |  |  
| Runway end identifier lights:  | no |  | yes |  
| Touchdown point:  | yes, no lights |  | yes, no lights |  
| Obstructions:  | 80 ft. trees, lighted, 1850 ft. from runway, 435 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |  | 10 ft. crops, 201 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |  
 
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership:  | Publicly-owned |  
| Owner:  | MADISON BOAC 101 W. MAIN ST. MADISON, IN 47250 Phone 812-273-1914 |  
| Manager:  | BRENT SPRY 3919 W. IMS LANE MADISON, IN 47250 Phone 812-273-1914 |  
 
Additional Remarks
 | -  | FOR CD CTC LOUISVILLE APCH AT 502-375-7499 |  
 
 
    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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z. 
  IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |  
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 **CHANGED** |    | 
download (199KB) |  
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 03 **CHANGED** |    | 
download (190KB) |  
| RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 03 **CHANGED** |    | 
download (183KB) |  
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** |    | 
download (149KB) |  
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply |    | 
download (164KB) |  
 
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures: 
KOVO - North Vernon Airport (18 nm N) 
KSER - Freeman Municipal Airport (23 nm NW) 
KJVY - Clark Regional Airport (27 nm SW) 
KLOU - Bowman Field Airport (33 nm S) 
I34 - Greensburg Municipal Airport (34 nm N) 
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| Aerial photo |  
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct 
 
Photo by Brent Spry
Photo taken 29-Oct-2018
looking south.
 
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Madison Municipal Airport that you would like to share?  If so, please send us your photo. 
   
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| Sunrise and sunset |  
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 Times for 04-Nov-2025 
 |   | Local (UTC-5) |   | Zulu (UTC) |  
| Morning civil twilight |  | 06:45 |  | 11:45 |  
| Sunrise |  | 07:13 |  | 12:13 |  
| Sunset |  | 17:38 |  | 22:38 |  
| Evening civil twilight |  | 18:06 |  | 23:06 |  
 
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| Current date and time |  
| Zulu (UTC)   | 04-Nov-2025 11:53:00 |  
| Local (UTC-5)   | 04-Nov-2025 06:53:00 |  
 
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| METAR |  
| KIMS  | 041135Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 01/01 A3036 RMK AO2
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| TAF |  
KSDF  37nm S  | 040528Z 0406/0512 00000KT P6SM SKC FM040900 12003KT P6SM SKC FM041800 18007KT P6SM FEW250 FM050000 16005KT P6SM FEW250 
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KCVG  41nm NE  | 040901Z 0409/0512 24003KT P6SM SCT250 FM041600 20008KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM050100 18007KT P6SM SCT150 FM050900 21010KT P6SM SKC 
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| NOTAMs |  
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