FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 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 |
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| 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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (219KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (252KB) |
| 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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Steve Hamilton
Photo taken 11-Jul-2007
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 26-Nov-2025
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:06 | | 13:06 |
| Sunrise | | 07:38 | | 13:38 |
| Sunset | | 16:53 | | 22:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:25 | | 23:25 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Nov-2025 16:10:08 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 26-Nov-2025 10:10:08 |
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| METAR |
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| KMDS | 261535Z AUTO 31018KT 10SM OVC010 M05/M05 A3024 RMK AO2 TSNO
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KBKX
20nm NE | 261556Z AUTO 31014G22KT 10SM OVC015 M03/M06 A3023 RMK AO2 SNB09E28 SLP270 P0000 T10331061 FZRANO
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KFSD
30nm SE | 261250Z 2613/2712 31018G30KT P6SM OVC016 TEMPO 2613/2616 P6SM -SN FM261600 31017G26KT P6SM BKN022 FM262200 31013G20KT P6SM SCT030 FM270000 31008KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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