KDPA / DPA — Dupage Airport

VFR

Medium Regional Airport • Chicago/West Chicago, IL, United States

Elevation: 759 ft (231 m) • 41.9078, -88.2486

Dupage Airport (KDPA / DPA) is a medium regional airport serving Chicago/West Chicago, IL, United States, situated at an elevation of 759 ft (231 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 3.7° West. The airport has 8 runways, with the longest measuring 7,570 feet.

Aviation Visualizations

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFRFlight CategoryVis >5SM, Ceiling >3000ft

WIND COMPASS

NESWCALMMagVar -3.7

CLOUD PROFILE

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Current METAR

METAR KDPA 171552Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/02 A3055 RMK AO2 SLP351 T00940017
Category:
VFR
Wind:
000° at 0 knots
Visibility:
10SM
Temp/Dew:
9°C / 2°C
Altimeter:
30.55 inHg
No TAF available for KDPA.

Runways

Designator Length Width Surface Heading
02L 7,570 ft 100 ft Concrete 14°
02R 5,100 ft 100 ft Concrete 14°
10 4,751 ft 75 ft Asphalt 96°
15 3,401 ft 100 ft Asphalt 148°
20L 5,100 ft 100 ft Concrete 194°
20R 7,570 ft 100 ft Concrete 194°
28 4,751 ft 75 ft Asphalt 276°
33 3,401 ft 100 ft Asphalt 328°

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Understanding Aviation Weather

METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.

TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.

Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM   MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM   IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM   LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM

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