// Station · 59m ago
KDPA
Dupage Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 13.3°C / 11.7°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 759 FT
41.9078°N / 88.2486°W
LOCATION · Chicago/West Chicago, US
WIND
030°3 kt
KDPA · 759 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 08Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
13 / 12
ALTIM
29.97"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 030°/3 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 270852Z 03003KT 10SM CLR 13/12 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01330117 58001
KDPA · day 27 at 08:52 UTC · wind from 030° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 13°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.4 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 030° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
030°3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
8 ends
02L
HDG 020°
—CALM
——
7,571'
20R
HDG 200°
—CALM
——
7,571'
02R
HDG 020°
—CALM
——
6,451'
20L
HDG 200°
—CALM
——
6,451'
10
HDG 100°
—CALM
——
4,750'
28
HDG 280°
—CALM
——
4,750'
15
HDG 150°
—CALM
——
3,399'
33
HDG 330°
—CALM
——
3,399'
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 +0°C
700FT
-59 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV759 FT
OAT+13°C
ISA DELTA+0°C
PRESSURE ALT706 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KDEC
(Decatur Airport, Decatur, elev 682 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+7%
-5%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+5%
-3%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-2%
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)
10:24ZSUNRISE
17:51ZSOLAR NOON
01:18ZSUNSET
01:51ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:51Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 27m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:51Z (16h 00m)
DAY LENGTH14h 54m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE19:05Z
MOONSET09:59Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KORD
VFR
Chicago O'Hare International Airport · Chicago
- WIND
- 010° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW250
- DIST
- 16 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KPWK
VFR
Chicago Executive Airport · Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW070
- DIST
- 20 NM NE
- AGE
- 59m ago
KMDW
VFR
Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago
- WIND
- 330° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT250
- DIST
- 23 NM E
- AGE
- 58m ago
KGYY
VFR
Gary/Chicago International Airport · Gary
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM SE
- AGE
- 36m ago
KRFD
VFR
Chicago Rockford International Airport · Chicago/Rockford
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM NW
- AGE
- 57m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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