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
38 min ago·14:53ZKMSN 231453Z 31004KT 7SM FEW250 19/13 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP183 T01940128 55001 $
Wind
310° 4 kt
Visibility
7 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
19°C / 13°C
temp / dew
QNH
1019 hPa
30.08 inHg
Clouds
FEW 25,000ft
Weather
—
Station
KMSN
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1018.3 HPa hourly temperature of 19.4°C and dew point of 12.8°C Decrease, then increase of 0.1 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (2)
- FL180E1709 min agoTURB NEG
- FL015C17218 min ago
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 1 kt | XW 4 kt L |
| RWY 14/32 | TW 4 kt | XW 1 kt R |
| RWY 18/36 | TW 3 kt | XW 3 kt R |
43.1399°, -89.3375°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 14/32 (use 32) | Preferred | HW 4 | 1 L | — |
| RWY 18/36 (use 36) | Usable | HW 3 | 3 L | — |
| RWY 03/21 (use 03) | Usable | HW 1 | 4 L | — |
Density altitude
1,423 ft
elevation 887 ft
ISA deviation
+5.8°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 12:33 UTC
23/12Z
23/18Z
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE23/12Z → 23/17Z3104KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: 3104KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
TAF KMSN 231131Z 2312/2412 31004KT P6SM SKC
VFRFM23/17Z → 24/02Z3208KT · 6 SM · FEW060
Wind: 3208KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW060
FM231700 32008KT P6SM FEW060
VFRFM24/02Z → 24/12Z0000KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: 0000KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
FM240200 00000KT P6SM SKC
Raw TAF
TAF KMSN 231131Z 2312/2412 31004KT P6SM SKC FM231700 32008KT P6SM FEW060 FM240200 00000KT P6SM SKC
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