Airports / South Dakota / XMD
Madison Municipal Airport
KMDS / XMDMadison, South DakotaELEV 1,718 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#1 / 17
South Dakota airports by Google rating
4.9★ across 15 Google ratings — ranked against 17 rated SD fields.
30 nm
To the nearest alternate
Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD).
Overview
Madison Municipal Airport, listed as KMDS / XMD, is a general aviation field in Madison, South Dakota. The field lies at an elevation of 1,718 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
XMD has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD, 30 nm), Huron Regional Airport (HON, 54 nm), and Watertown Regional Airport (ATY, 54 nm).
Quotes for flights out of XMD vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from XMD, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KMDS
IATA
XMD
FAA / Local
MDS
Elevation
1,718 ft
Coordinates
44.0160° N · 97.0859° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs SD fields
state range 1,289–3,931 ft
At 1,718 ft, XMD sits higher than 50% of the 18 South Dakota fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 30nmFSDSioux Falls Regional AirportSioux Falls
- 54nmHONHuron Regional AirportHuron
- 54nmATYWatertown Regional AirportWatertown
- 67nmYKNChan Gurney Municipal AirportYankton
- 92nmRWFRedwood Falls Municipal AirportRedwood Falls
- 102nmSUXSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day FieldSioux City
Location
Open the full mapKMDS · Madison Municipal Airport · Madison, SD
From the ramp
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