FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PDC |
| Lat/Long: | 43-01-09.4270N / 091-07-25.4380W 43-01.157117N / 091-07.423967W 43.0192853 / -91.1237328 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 661 ft. / 201.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 53821 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PDC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 1000-1600 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1661 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RYS 11/29, 14/32, PAPI RYS 14 & 32 & REIL RYS 14 & 32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.925 (608-326-9122) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 133.95/281.4 (DUBUQUE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| UKNr126/23.9 | | WAUKON VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WEST UNION | | 079/29.3 | | 278 | | 02E | | XWY | -..- .-- -.-- |
| DECORAH | | 119/31.2 | | 236 | | 01E | | DEH | -.. . .... |
| PLATTEVILLE | | 302/36.2 | | 203 | | 01E | | PVB | .--. ...- -... |
| CALEDONIA | | 152/37.6 | | 209 | | 03E | | CHU | -.-. .... ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 24 HR SELF SERVICE |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 43-01.350167N | | 43-00.719617N |
| Longitude: | 091-07.741717W | | 091-07.020733W |
| Elevation: | 650.7 ft. | | 649.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 140 | | 320 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 56 ft. pole, 2104 ft. from runway, 325 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 52 ft. trees, 1250 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 3999 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 24.0 | | Double wheel: | 40.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 43-01.424550N | | 43-01.195283N |
| Longitude: | 091-07.898050W | | 091-07.056767W |
| Elevation: | 650.7 ft. | | 658.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 110 | | 290 |
| Markings: | , in fair condition | | , in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 71 ft. stack, 1850 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear | | 44 ft. trees, 1300 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PRAIRIE DU CHIEN P O BOX 324 PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI 53821 Phone 608-326-6406 |
| Manager: | GLEN MEYER 37735 US HWY 18 PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI 53821 Phone 608-326-2118 OTHER MGR RICHARD YEOMANS. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 34/day * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 36% | transient general aviation | | 6% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 11 September 2007 | |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (212KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (214KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (207KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 29 | |
download (197KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (29KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOVS - Boscobel Airport (21 nm NE)
3Y2 - George L Scott Municipal Airport (29 nm W)
KDEH - Decorah Municipal Airport (31 nm NW)
Y51 - Viroqua Municipal Airport (35 nm N)
KPVB - Platteville Municipal Airport (36 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Taken in June 2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:57 | | 09:57 |
| Sunrise | | 05:32 | | 10:32 |
| Sunset | | 20:46 | | 01:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:21 | | 02:21 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 15:53:15 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Jul-2009 10:53:15 |
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| METAR |
| KPDC | 041534Z AUTO 08003KT 7SM -RA SCT005 OVC085 20/18 A3000 RMK AO2 T02000180
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| TAF |
KDBQ 42nm SE | 041139Z 0412/0512 19004KT P6SM -RA OVC015 TEMPO 0412/0416 4SM -RA BKN008 FM041600 07006KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC025 FM042000 04008KT P6SM BKN030 FM050600 36003KT 4SM BR SCT040
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| NOTAMs |
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