FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 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 11-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:35 | | 10:35 |
Sunrise | | 06:08 | | 11:08 |
Sunset | | 20:42 | | 01:42 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:15 | | 02:15 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 11-May-2025 14:24:42 |
Local (UTC-5) | 11-May-2025 09:24:42 |
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METAR |
KMDS | 110835Z AUTO 18016G22KT 10SM CLR 20/06 A3007 RMK AO2 TSNO
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KBKX 20nm NE | 111356Z AUTO 21009KT 10SM CLR 22/08 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP187 T02220083
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TAF |
KFSD 30nm SE | 111120Z 1112/1212 18009KT P6SM FEW250 WS020/22040KT FM111300 19011G17KT P6SM SKC FM111800 20019G28KT P6SM SKC FM120200 17016G26KT P6SM SKC FM120500 17015G24KT P6SM SKC WS020/18040KT FM121000 17012G21KT P6SM SKC
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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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