// Station · 3m ago
KPDC
Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 10 kt G16
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.8°C / 10.6°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 661 FT
43.0193°N / 91.1237°W
LOCATION · Prairie Du Chien, US
WIND
090°10 kt
KPDC · 661 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/10G16
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
27 / 11
ALTIM
30.03"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 090°/10 kt, gusting 16. 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 302055Z AUTO 09010G16KT 050V110 10SM CLR 27/11 A3003 RMK AO2 T02680106
KPDC · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 090° at 10 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 090° @ 10 ktG16
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
090°10G16 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
11★
HDG 110°
H9 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 3,999'
14
HDG 140°
H6 kt
X8 kt LEFT
5,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
32
HDG 320°
T6 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
29
HDG 290°
T9 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
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 +13°C
2,100FT
+1,439 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV661 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT549 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLNL
(Kings Land O' Lakes Airport, Land O' Lakes, elev 1,704 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)
10:30ZSUNRISE
18:03ZSOLAR NOON
01:36ZSUNSET
02:10ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:58Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 38m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:10Z (5h 12m)
DAY LENGTH15h 05m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:00Z
MOONSET13:06Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KOVS
VFR
Boscobel Airport · Boscobel
- WIND
- 080° / 8 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM NE
- AGE
- 5m ago
KDEH
VFR
Decorah Municipal Airport · Decorah
- WIND
- 120° / 8 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM NW
- AGE
- 23m ago
KPVB
VFR
Platteville Municipal Airport · Platteville
- WIND
- 110° / 10 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM SE
- AGE
- 23m ago
KDBQ
VFR
Dubuque Regional Airport · Dubuque
- WIND
- 090° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM SE
- AGE
- 5m ago
KOLZ
VFR
Oelwein Municipal Airport · Oelwein
- WIND
- 110° / 16 ktG24
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM SW
- AGE
- 23m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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