KMSN· MSN· Madison
Dane County Regional Truax Field
medium airport · elevation 887 ft (270 m)
11:13Z 00:49Z Day
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Current METARVFR
20 min ago·17:53ZKMSN 231753Z 35009KT 10SM BKN047 BKN250 23/12 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP177 T02280122 10228 20122 56006 $
Wind
350° 9 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
4,700 ft
Temperature
23°C / 12°C
temp / dew
QNH
1018 hPa
30.06 inHg
Clouds
BKN 4,700ft, BKN 25,000ft
Weather
—
Station
KMSN
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1017.7 HPa hourly temperature of 22.8°C and dew point of 12.2°C 6-hourly maximum temperature of 22.8°C 6-hourly minimum temperature of 12.2°C Decrease then steady; or decrease then decrease more slowly of 0.6 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
03/212195 mCON
14/321782 mCON
18/362745 mCON
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 03/21 | HW 7 kt | XW 6 kt L |
| RWY 14/32 | TW 8 kt | XW 5 kt L |
| RWY 18/36 | TW 9 kt | XW 2 kt R |
43.1399°, -89.3375°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 18/36 (use 36) | Preferred | HW 9 | 2 L | — |
| RWY 14/32 (use 32) | Usable | HW 8 | 5 R | — |
| RWY 03/21 (use 03) | Usable | HW 7 | 6 L | — |
Density altitude
1,930 ft
elevation 887 ft
ISA deviation
+9.8°C
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KMSN
- ATIS124.650
- CLDMADISON CLNC DEL121.620
- GNDMADISON GND121.900
- TWRMADISON TWR119.300
- APPMADISON APP120.100
- DEPMADISON DEP126.850
- CTAF119.300
- MISCARNG OPS40.800
- OPSANG OPS138.250
- RDOGREEN BAY RDO122.600
- UNICUNICOM122.950
Navaids near airportassoc. KMSN
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | NDB | 400 kHz | LOW |
| MSN | VORTAC | 108.60 MHz | MEDIUM |
Runways3
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 03/217,200 ft (2,195 m)
- Surface
- CON
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 14/325,846 ft (1,782 m)
- Surface
- CON
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 18/369,006 ft (2,745 m)
- Surface
- CON
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KMSN
Wind7 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp24°C
QNH1015 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=310
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Dane County Regional Truax Field
Diagram unavailable for Dane County Regional Truax Field.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/08/23 18:22 UTC
23/18Z
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
24/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE23/18Z → 24/02Z3409KT · 6 SM · SCT060
Wind: 3409KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT060
TAF KMSN 231720Z 2318/2418 34009KT P6SM SCT060
VFRFM24/02Z → 24/14ZVRB2KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: VRB2KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
FM240200 VRB02KT P6SM SKC
VFRFM24/14Z → 24/18Z3405KT · 6 SM · FEW250
Wind: 3405KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW250
FM241400 34005KT P6SM FEW250
Raw TAF
TAF KMSN 231720Z 2318/2418 34009KT P6SM SCT060 FM240200 VRB02KT P6SM SKC FM241400 34005KT P6SM FEW250
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