METAR & TAF KPDC
Current METAR
Observed 10:15Z
KPDC 121015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/12 A2986 RMK AO2 T01460117
- Wind
- 000° @ 0 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 15°C / 12°C
- Altimeter
- 29.86 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 893 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 2 NM SE
- VFR sectional
- CHICAGO
- ARTCC
- ZAU · CHICAGO
- NOTAM facility
- PDC (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- TODD BERRY
- Phone
- 608-326-2118
- Address
- 37735 US HWY 18, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WI 53821
Flight service · Hours
- FSS GRB
- GREEN BAY1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- MON-FRI · 0800-1700
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 14
LEFT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 140° / 320° | 5,000 ft | ASPH | Standard L |
| 11/29 | 110° / 290° | 3,999 ft | ASPH | Standard L |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | — |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(4°) | — | 55', trees, 1145' from thr, 310' R of cntrln, slope 17 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA+
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
Lighting notes
- ACTVT REIL RWY 14 & 32; PAPI RWY 14 & 32; MIRL RWY 11/29 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 14/32 PRESET TO LOW SS-SR; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT - CTAF.
Fuel notes
- 100LLSELF SVC FUEL AVBL H24 VIA CREDIT CARD.
Other notes
- 1OFF HOURS CALL OUT 608-412-6163.
- MANAGERCELL 608-412-6163
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KPDC
Answer card- ICAO
- KPDC
- Name
- PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MUNI
- Location
- PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WISCONSIN
- Elevation
- 660.3 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,660.3 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 14/32 · 5,000 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 0°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 000° at 0 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Prairie Du Chien Muni sits in Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin. Field elevation is 660.3 ft MSL. The airport has two asphalt runways. The longest is 5,000 ft on runway 14/32. Runway 11/29 is 3,999 ft. There is no control tower. CTAF and UNICOM are both 122.8. No ILS approaches are published here.
Pattern altitude is not published. Use 1,000 ft AGL as the standard reference for light piston traffic unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. The field has medium intensity runway lights on both runways. They are controlled by CTAF. Runway 14/32 lighting comes up at low intensity from sunset to sunrise. Use CTAF to increase intensity. Runway end identifier lights and PAPI are installed on 14 and 32. For clearance delivery, contact Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.
Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport is on the field. It carries 100LL and Jet A with Prist. Self-serve fuel is available 24 hours by credit card. For off-hours call out, use 608-412-6163. This is a non-towered airport, so plan your arrival and departure with standard CTAF self-announce procedures. Check the current Chart Supplement for any noise or local operating notes before you go.