Madison Municipal
MDS · KMDS · Madison, South Dakota · Lake County · map
Madison Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Madison, 1 mile northeast of Madison, South Dakota, 1,718 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 15/33, is 5,000 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 57 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 37,895 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Madison Municipal?
Its FAA code is MDS, and its ICAO code is KMDS.
Where is Madison Municipal?
It is 1 mile northeast of Madison, South Dakota, 1,718 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Madison Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 15/33, is 5,000 feet long.
Does Madison Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Madison Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Madison Municipal?
5 pilot examiners and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Madison Municipal…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MDS · ICAO KMDS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Madison
- Elevation
- 1,718 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- 7 DAYS A WEEK, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1965
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 5,000 × 75 ft | Asphalt and concrete, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 03/21 | 2,380 × 200 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 15: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 33: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 40 ft high 1,300 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Mds and aWOS-3 | 118.35 | |
| Apt Remark 3 With Gco Freq | 121.725 | |
| Sioux Falls Center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.05 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 605-427-9380.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Brookings Regional (21 nm northeast), Joe Foss Field (30 nm southeast), Pipestone Municipal (34 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in South Dakota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33 and runway end identifier lights runway 15 and 33 - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 03/21 marked withblack and white cones.
- ULTRA-LIGHT activity on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Gco available on frequency 121.725 (4 clicks to minneapolis center and 6 clicks to flight services)
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 48 |
| multi-engine | 5 |
| helicopters | 2 |
| other | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 37,895, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 60 |
| general aviation, travelling | 3,335 |
| general aviation, local | 34,500 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Madison from the FAA register
68 aircraft are registered to owners in Madison, South Dakota: 60 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 2 drones, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in South Dakota.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 4 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners.
- Morris Alan Riggin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Riggin Flight Service · Madison, SD (0 nm) · (605) 256-9774 · [email protected]
- Sheldon Andrew Rasmussen private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Brookings, SD (21 nm) · (605) 695-5216 · [email protected]
- Rick Vanderweide private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Renner, SD (26 nm) · (605) 929-8466 · [email protected]
- Kay Ann West private pilot, commercial pilot; balloons · Sioux Falls, SD (30 nm) · (605) 360-4432 · [email protected]
- Tucker Ulmer private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Sioux Falls, SD (30 nm) · (605) 840-1605 · [email protected]
All 10 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Madison 68 aircraft · 60 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 2 drones
- Riggin Flight Service INC 39 aircraft in town
- Xact Aerial Sd LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in South Dakota 467 since 1982 · 67 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in South Dakota 70 landing places
- South Dakota 2,274 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MDS.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.