# Madison Municipal Airport (XMD / KMDS)

**Madison Municipal Airport** (IATA: XMD, ICAO: KMDS) is a small airport in Madison, South Dakota, United States. It opened in Jan 1965. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,000 ft (1,524 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmds

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: XMD / KMDS
- FAA: MDS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Madison, South Dakota, United States
- Opened: Jan 1965
- Elevation: 1,718 ft / 524 m
- Coordinates: 44.0160, -97.0859
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,000 ft / 1,524 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.cityofmadisonsd.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B4B0FA4EF-BAF5-4C35-BD01-BA85F7334032%7D
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Municipal_Airport_(South_Dakota) (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6728062
- Weather station: KMDS
- Ident: KMDS

## Timeline

- Jan 1965: Madison Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 154° / 334° | yes |
| 03/21 | 2,380 ft / 725 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Grass | 034° / 214° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | =6,591 of 29,858 | =2,430 in North America | =2,018 in US |
| Elevation | 1,718 ft / 524 m | #10,460 of 43,403 | #4,607 in North America | #3,478 in US |
| Age | Opened 1965 | =5,474 of 15,079 | =3,849 in North America | =3,767 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CNTR | MINNEAPOLIS CNTR | 132.050 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmds/data