// Station · 6m ago
KPDC
Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.7°C / 22.9°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 661 FT
43.0193°N / 91.1237°W
LOCATION · Prairie Du Chien, US
WIND
270°4 kt
KPDC · 661 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 23
ALTIM
30.13"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 270°/4 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 KPDC 150015Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM CLR 32/23 A3013 RMK AO2 T03170229
KPDC · day 15 at 00:15 UTC · wind from 270° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 270° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
270°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
14
HDG 140°
—CALM
——
5,000'
32
HDG 320°
—CALM
——
5,000'
11
HDG 110°
—CALM
——
3,999'
29
HDG 290°
—CALM
——
3,999'
Pattern altitude: 1,661 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 +18°C
2,600FT
+1,939 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV661 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT449 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)
10:39ZSUNRISE
18:11ZSOLAR NOON
01:43ZSUNSET
02:17ZCIVIL END
CURRENT00:21Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 22m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:17Z (1h 56m)
DAY LENGTH15h 04m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:49Z
MOONSET01:54Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KLNR
VFR
Tri-County Regional Airport · Spring Green
- WIND
- 280° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM E
- AGE
- 25m ago
KMXO
VFR
Monticello Regional Airport · Monticello
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 48 NM S
- AGE
- 6m ago
KIIB
VFR
Independence Municipal Airport · Independence
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 50 NM SW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KLSE
VFR
La Crosse Regional Airport · La Crosse
- WIND
- 250° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 52 NM N
- AGE
- 28m ago
KC35
VFR
Reedsburg Municipal Airport · Reedsburg
- WIND
- 240° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 58 NM NE
- AGE
- 6m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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