// Station · 17m ago
KDPA
Dupage Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 010° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.1°C / 17.2°C
ALTIM 30.04 inHg
ELEV 759 FT
41.9078°N / 88.2486°W
LOCATION · Chicago/West Chicago, US
WIND
010°7 kt
KDPA · 759 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
010°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
21 / 17
ALTIM
30.04"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 010°/7 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 111252Z 01007KT 10SM CLR 21/17 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02110172
KDPA · day 11 at 12:52 UTC · wind from 010° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.8 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 010° @ 7 kt
5 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
010°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
5 usable
02L★
HDG 020°
H7 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 7,571'
02R
HDG 020°
H7 kt
X1 kt LEFT
6,451'
33
HDG 330°
H5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
3,399'
10
HDG 100°
H0 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
28
HDG 280°
H0 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
15
HDG 150°
T5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
20R
HDG 200°
T7 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
—
20L
HDG 200°
T7 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
—
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 +7°C
1,500FT
+741 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV759 FT
OAT+21°C
ISA DELTA+7°C
PRESSURE ALT635 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KAIG
(Langlade County Airport, Antigo, elev 1,521 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+15%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%
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
CURRENT13:09Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 20m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:03Z (12h 54m)
DAY LENGTH15h 01m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:50Z
MOONSET22:52Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
K06C
VFR
Schaumburg Regional Airport · Chicago/Schaumburg
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 8 NM NE
- AGE
- 14m ago
KARR
VFR
Aurora Municipal Airport · Chicago/Aurora
- WIND
- 040° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 8.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM SW
- AGE
- 17m ago
KORD
VFR
Chicago O'Hare International Airport · Chicago
- WIND
- 020° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 16 NM E
- AGE
- 18m ago
KLOT
VFR
Lewis University Airport · Chicago/Romeoville
- WIND
- 030° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM S
- AGE
- 24m ago
KPWK
VFR
Chicago Executive Airport · Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling
- WIND
- 020° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW100
- DIST
- 20 NM NE
- AGE
- 17m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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