// Station · 17m ago
KDPA
Dupage Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.1°C / 20°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 759 FT
41.9078°N / 88.2486°W
LOCATION · Chicago/West Chicago, US
WIND
040°8 kt
KDPA · 759 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 20
ALTIM
30.05"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 040°/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 KDPA 111452Z 04008KT 10SM CLR 26/20 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP169 T02610200 51007
KDPA · day 11 at 14:52 UTC · wind from 040° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.9 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 040° @ 8 kt
4 USABLE · 4 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
040°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
4 usable
02L★
HDG 020°
H8 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 7,571'
02R
HDG 020°
H8 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
6,451'
10
HDG 100°
H4 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 88%
33
HDG 330°
H3 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
4 ends
15
HDG 150°
T3 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
28
HDG 280°
T4 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
—
20R
HDG 200°
T8 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
20L
HDG 200°
T8 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,759 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 +12°C
2,100FT
+1,341 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV759 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT626 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KVJI
(Virginia Highlands Airport, Abingdon, elev 2,087 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:28ZSUNRISE
17:59ZSOLAR NOON
01:30ZSUNSET
02:03ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:09Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 20m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:03Z (10h 54m)
DAY LENGTH15h 01m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:54Z
MOONSET22:56Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
K06C
VFR
Schaumburg Regional Airport · Chicago/Schaumburg
- WIND
- 060° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 8 NM NE
- AGE
- 14m ago
KARR
VFR
Aurora Municipal Airport · Chicago/Aurora
- WIND
- 060° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM SW
- AGE
- 17m ago
KORD
VFR
Chicago O'Hare International Airport · Chicago
- WIND
- 050° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 16 NM E
- AGE
- 18m ago
KLOT
VFR
Lewis University Airport · Chicago/Romeoville
- WIND
- 040° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT023
- DIST
- 19 NM S
- AGE
- 24m ago
KPWK
VFR
Chicago Executive Airport · Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling
- WIND
- 060° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW015
- DIST
- 20 NM NE
- AGE
- 17m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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