KPDC — Prairie Du Chien Muni
Prairie Du Chien, WI · field elevation 660 ft · NON-ATCT
KPDC current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KPDC 100615Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A3003 RMK AO2 T00440029
- Wind
- from 300° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 4 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Density altitude
- -580 ft · pressure altitude 550 ft
- Observed
- 10 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 300° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 32 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 14 | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
| 11 | 3 kt tail | 1 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
No TAF is issued for KPDC — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KPDC — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 43.01929, -91.12373
- Elevation
- 660 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1251Z / 2246Z
- Magnetic variation
- 0° (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Crawford, WI
Everything else KPDC publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 5,000 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 11/29 | 3,999 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KOVS Boscobel21 nm
- KDEH Decorah Muni31 nm
- KPVB Platteville Muni36 nm
- KDBQ Dubuque Rgnl41 nm
- KOLZ Oelwein Muni42 nm
- KLNR Tri-County Rgnl43 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KPDC airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Wisconsin 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.