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// Station · 7m ago

KDBQ

Dubuque Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 12,000 ft
T/Td 20.6°C / 15°C
ALTIM 30.01 inHg
ELEV 1,077 FT
42.4020°N / 90.7095°W
LOCATION · Dubuque, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KDBQ · 1,077 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN120
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN120
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 15
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.01"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 12,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 12,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KDBQ 271253Z 00000KT 10SM BKN120 21/15 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02060150

KDBQ · day 27 at 12:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 12,000 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
13 HDG 130° CALM 6,502'
31 HDG 310° CALM 6,502'
18 HDG 180° CALM 6,327'
36 HDG 360° CALM 6,327'
Pattern altitude: 2,077 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +8°C

1,900FT
+823 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV1,077 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT986 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGRI (Central Nebraska Regional Airport, Grand Island, elev 1,847 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,481 FT BKN120 · CEILING KDBQ ELEV · 1,077 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN120
Broken · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING12,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL11,481 ft VFR MARGIN+9,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:32ZSUNRISE
18:01ZSOLAR NOON
01:30ZSUNSET
02:03ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 29m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:03Z (13h 03m) DAY LENGTH14h 57m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:19Z MOONSET10:17Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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