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KMDS · Madison Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KMDS FAA MDS Elev 1,718 ft Lat 44° 0.96' N Lon 97° 5.15' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.27%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 153.7° 5,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.18%
33 333.7° 5,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.18%
03 33.9° 2,380 ft 200 ft GRS No 0.27%
21 213.9° 2,380 ft 200 ft GRS No 0.27%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 2 frequencies

  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 132.050
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KMDS on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 4 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 15/33 & REIL RY 15 & 33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 15/33 & REIL RY 15 & 33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 15/33 & REIL RY 15 & 33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 & REIL RY 15 & 33 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·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.
  • ·RY 03 21 CLSD 1 NOV-1 APR EXCEPT WITH PPR CALL 605-256-9774.
  • ·RY 03/21 MKD WITHBLACK & WHITE CONES.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · XMD

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 37,895 ops in 2021

2024 total

37,895

10-yr total

271,840

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

7.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Runway excursion 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=3

  • Other 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-08-14 Cessna 150 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2018-03-12 Cessna 140 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1983-02-17 Swearingen SA-26T · Other · night →

Designees in SD

CFI Flight Instructors 301 A&P Mechanics 597 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 12 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 6 Schools Flight Schools 12 FBO Fixed Base Operators 36 Clubs Flying Clubs 7 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 3

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Morris Alan Riggin Madison SD 1 nm
Sheldon Andrew Rasmussen Brookings SD 22 nm
Rick Vanderweide Renner SD 26 nm
Kay Ann West Sioux Falls SD 32 nm
Tucker Ulmer Sioux Falls SD 32 nm
Anthony Hentges Canby MN 55 nm
Daniel Dean Vander Weide Orange City IA 76 nm
Dwayne Alan Hoss Estherville IA 104 nm
John Brent Mclaughlin Estherville IA 104 nm
Michael Thomas Frickel Atkinson NE 122 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
David Lee Gilbert Madison SD 1 nm
James Joseph Huls Madison SD 1 nm
Morris Alan Riggin Madison SD 1 nm
James Craig Enga Madison SD 1 nm
September Faith Johnson Madison SD 1 nm
Trace Robert Hegwood Madison SD 1 nm
George Louis Colombe Wentworth SD 5 nm
Keith Elmer Miller Wentworth SD 5 nm
Joel Evan Degroot Chester SD 10 nm
Christopher Henry Funk Volga SD 20 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Morris Alan Riggin Madison SD 1 nm
Aaron Hunter Reynolds Madison SD 1 nm
Kenneth Alan Johnson Madison SD 1 nm
Ben Robert Martin Madison SD 1 nm
Keith Elmer Miller Wentworth SD 5 nm
Justin Floyd Davis Wentworth SD 5 nm
Bradley Dean Greiner Chester SD 10 nm
Scott Harrison Barber Chester SD 10 nm
Samuel Robert Delfs Chester SD 10 nm
William Dean Hansen Colman SD 12 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 30 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 30 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 36 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 52 nm
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 68 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 97 nm
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance
Kindred, ND
 158 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 179 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 179 nm
Park Rapids Avionics
Park Rapids, MN
 193 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.