KDBQ · Dubuque Regional Airport

DUBUQUE, IOWA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

1,077

Elevation ft

Runways

6,502

Longest ft · 13/31

42.40N

90.71W

Dubuque Regional Airport serves Dubuque, Iowa at 1,077 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 6,502 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
13/31	6,502 × 100 ft	concrete	lit
18/36	6,327 × 150 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,077 ft is about 13°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 13°C)	1,077 ft	2,648 ft	2,224 ft	3,335 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,277 ft	2,882 ft	2,350 ft	3,525 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,477 ft	3,116 ft	2,477 ft	3,715 ft
35°C afternoon	3,735 ft	3,166 ft	2,504 ft	3,756 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13/31, 6,502 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,756 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KDBQ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMRJ Iowa County Airport	36 nm NE	5,001 ft
KCWI Clinton Municipal Airport	38 nm SE	5,204 ft
KPDC Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport	41 nm NW	5,000 ft
KOVS Boscobel Airport	46 nm N	5,000 ft
KDVN Davenport Municipal Airport	48 nm S	5,511 ft
KFEP Albertus Airport	51 nm E	5,504 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KDBQ

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KDBQ, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KDBQ or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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