KPDC · Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WISCONSIN · SMALL AIRPORT

661

Elevation ft

Runways

5,000

Longest ft · 14/32

43.02N

91.12W

Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport serves Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin at 661 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 5,000 by 75 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
14/32	5,000 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
11/29	3,999 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 661 ft is about 14°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, 14°C)	661 ft	2,567 ft	2,180 ft	3,270 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,861 ft	2,801 ft	2,306 ft	3,460 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,061 ft	3,035 ft	2,433 ft	3,649 ft
35°C afternoon	3,220 ft	3,066 ft	2,450 ft	3,675 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 5,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,675 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 KPDC is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KOVS Boscobel Airport	21 nm NE	5,000 ft
KMRJ Iowa County Airport	40 nm E	5,001 ft
KDBQ Dubuque Regional Airport	41 nm SE	6,502 ft
KLNR Tri-County Regional Airport	43 nm E	5,000 ft
KIIB Independence Municipal Airport	50 nm SW	5,500 ft
KLSE La Crosse Regional Airport	52 nm N	8,742 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KPDC

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KPDC, 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 KPDC or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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