// Station · 11m ago
KDBQ
Dubuque Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.8°C / 15°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 1,077 FT
42.4020°N / 90.7095°W
LOCATION · Dubuque, US
WIND
030°8 kt
KDBQ · 1,077 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 15
ALTIM
30.13"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 030°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KDBQ 111653Z 03008KT 10SM CLR 28/15 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP195 T02780150
KDBQ · day 11 at 16:53 UTC · wind from 030° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.5 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 030° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
030°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
36★
HDG 360°
H7 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 6,327'
31
HDG 310°
H1 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
13
HDG 130°
T1 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
18
HDG 180°
T7 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
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 +15°C
2,600FT
+1,523 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,077 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT865 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KANW
(Ainsworth Regional Airport, Ainsworth, elev 2,589 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+26%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:37ZSUNRISE
18:09ZSOLAR NOON
01:41ZSUNSET
02:15ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:04Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 37m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:15Z (9h 10m)
DAY LENGTH15h 04m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE08:06Z
MOONSET23:11Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KPVB
VFR
Platteville Municipal Airport · Platteville
- WIND
- 050° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM NE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KMXO
VFR
Monticello Regional Airport · Monticello
- WIND
- 020° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM SW
- AGE
- 9m ago
KSFY
VFR
Tri Township Airport · Savanna
- WIND
- 010° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM SE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KCWI
VFR
Clinton Municipal Airport · Clinton
- WIND
- 030° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM SE
- AGE
- 8m ago
KPDC
VFR
Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport · Prairie Du Chien
- WIND
- 070° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM NW
- AGE
- 9m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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