KDBQ — Dubuque Rgnl
Dubuque, IA · field elevation 1,076 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KDBQ 100553Z AUTO 33012KT 10SM CLR 11/06 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01060061 10106 20061 401611011 53004 $
- Wind
- from 330° at 12 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 11 °C / dewpoint 6 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.01 inHg
- Density altitude
- 696 ft · pressure altitude 986 ft
- Observed
- 34 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 330° at 12 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | 12 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 36 | 10 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 18 | 10 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 13 | 12 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KDBQ 100520Z 1006/1106 33005KT P6SM SCT250 FM102100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 42.40200, -90.70947
- Elevation
- 1,076 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
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Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1248Z / 2245Z
- Tower hours
- 0600-2200
- Magnetic variation
- 3°E (1975)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Dubuque, IA
Airport diagram
Everything else KDBQ publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 6,502 | 100 | CONC | HIGH |
| 18/36 | 6,327 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 127.25
- Tower 0600-2200
- 119.5
- Ground
- 121.8
- CTAF
- 119.5
- UNICOM
- 122.95
Published procedures
- 5 approaches — LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KDBQ airport diagram or an approach plate
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- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.