KMSN· MSN· Madison
Dane County Regional Truax Field
medium airport · elevation 887 ft (270 m)
11:02Z 00:50Z Day
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Current METARVFR
22 min ago·20:53ZKMSN 242053Z 31007G16KT 270V350 10SM SCT034 SCT250 19/09 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP069 T01890089 51005
Wind
310° 7 kt (gust 16 kt) (var 270°–350°)
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
19°C / 9°C
temp / dew
QNH
1007 hPa
29.74 inHg
Clouds
SCT 3,400ft, SCT 25,000ft
Weather
—
Station
KMSN
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1006.9 HPa hourly temperature of 18.9°C and dew point of 8.9°C Increase, then steady, or increase then Increase more slowly of 0.5 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (9)
- FL170E75L5 min agoTURB NEG
- FL030B7377 min ago
- FL040E17014 min agoTURB LGT · BKN 4000ft
- FL050B39M15 min agoTURB LGT
- FL000B75315 min agoTURB LGT
- FL350A32123 min agoTURB LGT
- FL040B73825 min agoTURB NEG
- FL025C5638 min agoBKN 3700ft
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 7 kt L |
| RWY 14/32 | TW 7 kt | XW 1 kt R |
| RWY 18/36 | TW 4 kt | XW 6 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 7 | 1 L | — |
| RWY 18/36 (use 36) | Usable | HW 4 | 6 L | — |
| RWY 03/21 (use 03) | Usable | HW 1 | 7 L | — |
Density altitude
1,747 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)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Dane County Regional Truax Field
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/24 21:58 UTC
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE24/21Z → 25/01Z31010KT · 6 SM · SCT045
Wind: 31010KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT045
TAF AMD KMSN 242057Z 2421/2518 31010KT P6SM SCT045
VFRFM25/01Z → 25/15ZVRB3KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: VRB3KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
FM250100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
VFRFM25/15Z → 25/18Z0507KT · 6 SM · FEW240
Wind: 0507KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW240
FM251500 05007KT P6SM FEW240
Raw TAF
TAF AMD KMSN 242057Z 2421/2518 31010KT P6SM SCT045 FM250100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM251500 05007KT P6SM FEW240
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