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Madison Municipal Airport (KIMS) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 1:15 PM EDT, Oct 28, KIMS is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Madison Municipal Airport in Madison, IN, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Madison Municipal Airport (KIMS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Madison, IN at a field elevation of 819 ft. KIMS reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 5,000 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 119.175.

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VFR
Observed 1715Z (1:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
230° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.28"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 47°F / 8°C

Wind from the southwest (230°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.28 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KIMS 281715Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 23/08 A3028 RMK AO2 T02280082

What changed at KIMS?

Since the 1655Z (12:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1655Z (12:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KIMS

KIMS is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (21). Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 819 ft). KIMS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSDF, about 38 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
21FAV6 kt head2 kt right
036 kt tail2 kt left

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KIMS runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 03/21
    5,000 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KIMS
    Wind
    03
    6 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    21
    6 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061217Z05Z17Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KIMS weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KIMS

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1551Z (11:51 AM EDT) · 43 NM SE of KIMS · 34,000 ft MSL · B738
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FFT UA /OV FFT/TM 1551/FL340/TP B738/TB NEG
FFT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FFTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1551Reported at 15:51 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1449Z (10:49 AM EDT) · 55 NM E of KIMS · 18,000 ft MSL · AT43
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LEX UA /OV FLM/TM 1449/FL180/TP AT43/TB NEG/IC NEG
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FLMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1449Reported at 14:49 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP AT43Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1427Z (10:27 AM EDT) · 77 NM SE of KIMS · 31,000 ft MSL · E170
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LEX UA /OV HYK198018/TM 1427/FL310/TP E170/TB NEG
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HYK198018Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1427Reported at 14:27 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1425Z (10:25 AM EDT) · 55 NM E of KIMS · 32,000 ft MSL · B738
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LEX UA /OV FLM/TM 1425/FL320/TP B738/TB NEG
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FLMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1425Reported at 14:25 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1423Z (10:23 AM EDT) · 94 NM SE of KIMS · 27,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
light turbulence
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LEX UA /OV HYK124028/TM 1423/FL270/TP CRJ9/TB LGT
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HYK124028Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1423Reported at 14:23 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
PIREP1420Z (10:20 AM EDT) · 89 NM E of KIMS · 34,000 ft MSL · BCS3
continuous light chop turbulence
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HTS UA /OV YRK260030/TM 1420/FL340/TP BCS3/TB CONS LGT CHOP
HTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV YRK260030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1420Reported at 14:20 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1415Z (10:15 AM EDT) · 89 NM N of KIMS · 43,000 ft MSL · E55P
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MIE UA /OV MIE/TM 1415/FL430/TP E55P/TB NEG
MIE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MIELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1415Reported at 14:15 UTC.
FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1411Z (10:11 AM EDT) · 36 NM W of KIMS · 24,000 ft MSL · B38M
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BMG UA /OV OOM150035/TM 1411/FL240/TP B38M/TA M24/TB NEG/IC NEG 160-240 DURC
BMG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OOM150035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1411Reported at 14:11 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TA M24Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEG 160-240 DURCIcing: none reported 16,000–24,000 ft durc.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KIMS

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KIMS reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 11,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 11,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 1/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

03
51%
21
49%

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Live KIMS Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KIMS's own weather station.

N21036 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 18° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 5,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Madison Municipal Airport (KIMS) with runway 03/21 marked
N ↑

Runway 03/21 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A
Attended
Mar-Oct Daily 0800-1800 local; Nov-Feb Daily 0800-1700 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting · Air ambulance · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KIMS
IATA
MDN
FAA LID
IMS
City
Madison
State
Indiana
Country
United States
Elevation
819 ft
Coordinates
38.7589, -85.4655
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,000 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KSDF
AWOS/ASOS
119.175 MHz
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Sunset in
5h 19m

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Pilot PIREPs for Madison Municipal Airport (KIMS)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Madison Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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