KDPA — Dupage
Chicago/West Chicago, IL · field elevation 759 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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KDPA current weather
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KDPA 111152Z 09004KT 7SM OVC012 23/22 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP124 70001 T02330222 10239 20217 55002
- Wind
- from 090° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 1,200 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.92 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,923 ft · pressure altitude 759 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 090° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 4 kt head | — |
| 15 | 2 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 02L | 1 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 02R | 1 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 20R | 1 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
| 20L | 1 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
| 33 | 2 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
| 28 | 4 kt tail | — |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest 18 nm. Last image 8 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Pilot reports
7 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 2,000–8,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KDPA 111137Z 1112/1212 02006KT P6SM BKN012 FM111400 15006KT P6SM SCT020 BKN035 PROB30 1114/1116 VRB15G25KT 3SM -TSRA BR BKN020CB FM111600 16007KT 5SM -TSRA BR SCT015 OVC035CB TEMPO 1116/1118 30030G50KT 1SM +TSRA BR SCT009 OVC015CB FM111900 10008KT P6SM FEW020 BKN050 FM120600 VRB03KT 3SM BR SCT004 BKN012
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.90705, -88.24800
- Elevation
- 759 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
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
- 1057Z / 0059Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- -1° (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Du Page, IL
Airport diagram
Everything else KDPA publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02L/20R | 7,571 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 02R/20L | 6,451 | 100 | CONC | MED |
| 10/28 | 4,750 | 75 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 15/33 | 3,399 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 132.075
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 120.9
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 124.5
- Ground
- 121.8
- Clearance
- 119.75
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 133.5
Published procedures
- 9 approaches — ILS, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS)
- 6 departures published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KDPA airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Illinois airports
- How to read a METAR
- 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.