KDPA · Dupage Airport
Dupage Airport serves Chicago/West Chicago, Illinois at 759 ft elevation with its longest runway, 02L/20R, at 7,571 by 150 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02L/20R | 7,571 × 150 ft | concrete | lit |
| 02R/20L | 6,451 × 100 ft | concrete | lit |
| 10/28 | 4,750 × 75 ft | asphalt | lit |
| 15/33 | 3,399 × 100 ft | asphalt | lit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 759 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) | 759 ft | 2,586 ft | 2,190 ft | 3,285 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 1,959 ft | 2,820 ft | 2,317 ft | 3,475 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 3,159 ft | 3,054 ft | 2,443 ft | 3,665 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 3,341 ft | 3,090 ft | 2,462 ft | 3,694 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KDPA is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KARR Aurora Municipal Airport | 13 nm SW | 6,501 ft |
| KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport | 16 nm E | 13,000 ft |
| KLOT Lewis University Airport | 19 nm S | 6,500 ft |
| KPWK Chicago Executive Airport | 20 nm NE | 5,001 ft |
| KDKB DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport | 20 nm W | 7,026 ft |
| KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport | 23 nm E | 6,522 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at KDPA
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KDPA, 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 KDPA or read what a fuel stop actually saves.