Dubuque Regional
DBQ · KDBQ · Dubuque, Iowa · Dubuque County · map
Dubuque Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Dubuque, 7 miles southwest of Dubuque, Iowa, 1,076 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 6,502 feet of concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 86 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 70,006 takeoffs and landings a year. About 11,205 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Dubuque Regional?
Its FAA code is DBQ, and its ICAO code is KDBQ.
Where is Dubuque Regional?
It is 7 miles southwest of Dubuque, Iowa, 1,076 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Dubuque Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 13/31, is 6,502 feet long.
Does Dubuque Regional have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Dubuque Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Dubuque Regional?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Chicago O'Hare International, Laughlin/Bullhead International, Gulfport-Biloxi International, Washington Dulles International, Kansas City International. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Dubuque Regional?
4 pilot examiners and 8 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA DBQ · ICAO KDBQ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Dubuque
- Elevation
- 1,076 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 6,502 × 100 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 6,327 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights (MALS)
- Runway 31: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), pole 122 ft high 4,475 ft from the end
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 36: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.5 | Dubuque |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 127.25 | Dubuque |
| Ground | 121.8 | Dubuque |
| Dubuque and center (remote transmitter) Low | 133.95 | Dubuque |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 563-202-1292.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure), bulk oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Platteville Municipal (21 nm northeast), Monticello Regional (23 nm southwest), Iowa County (36 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Iowa · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- ATC-CTL
- Waterfowl on and in the vicinity of airport.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runways 31 and 36; mals runway 13; runway end identifier lights runway 18; PAPI runways 13, 18, 31 and 36; high-intensity runway lights runways 13/31 and 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- 100LL self service fuel station available at T-HGRS 24HRS. area not vsb by tower.
- Aircraft departing runway 36, the approach ends of runway 31 and runway 18 are not visible for approximately the first 3000 feet of takeoff roll.
- Dashed taxiway edge marking adjacent to taxiway a edge and general aviation apn define the MOVMT/NON-MOVMT area bndry. NON-MOVMT area bndry marking on the general aviation apns are the wingtip clnc line - tofa bndry.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 175 departures from DBQ in those twelve months, carrying 5,348 passengers in 10,213 seats (52% filled), to 9 destinations on 3 airlines.
All 9 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 63 |
| multi-engine | 7 |
| jets | 11 |
| helicopters | 5 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 70,006, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 200 |
| air taxi and commuter | 1,291 |
| general aviation, travelling | 33,204 |
| general aviation, local | 35,101 |
| military | 210 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Dubuque from the FAA register
52 aircraft are registered to owners in Dubuque, Iowa: 35 piston singles, 10 business jets, 3 piston twins, 2 drones, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Iowa.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Repair stations in Dubuque:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 8 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 training center examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Michael John Phillips · Dubuque, IA (0 nm) · (563) 589-3732 · [email protected]
- Cole Robert Norton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Marion, IA (43 nm) · (319) 981-7768 · [email protected]
- Janice Wray Walton private pilot; airplanes · Marion Airport/C17 · Marion, IA (43 nm) · (319) 721-3994 · [email protected]
- Chris Alan Frazier private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Davenport, IA (48 nm) · (563) 260-2071 · [email protected]
All 15 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 17 since 1982, 4 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Dubuque 52 aircraft · 35 piston singles, 10 business jets, 3 piston twins
- Mgi Air INC 3 aircraft in town
- Cottingham & Butler Insurance Services INC 3 aircraft in town
- B&E Leasing LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Blue Skies Over Dubuque INC · repair station
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 160 flights in twelve months · Key Lime Air Corp dba Denver Air Connection
- Laughlin/Bullhead International (IFP) 4 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Gulfport-Biloxi International (GPT) 3 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Washington Dulles International (IAD) 2 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Kansas City International (MCI) 2 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Atlantic City International (ACY) 1 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Bradley International (BDL) 1 flights in twelve months · TEM Enterprises dba Avelo Airlines
- Chicago Midway International (MDW) 1 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 17 since 1982 · 4 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Iowa 869 since 1982 · 129 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Iowa 112 landing places
- Iowa 4,509 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/DBQ.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.