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 based aircraft. 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.
Weather right now KDBQ · observed 5:53 pm CDT (22:53 UTC), 38 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots, gusting to 15
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 73°F (23°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter 29.83 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 6:22 pm CDT (23:22 UTC), good until Wed 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KDBQ 062253Z 20010G15KT 10SM CLR 23/10 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP102 T02280100
TAF KDBQ 062322Z 0700/0724 22008KT P6SM SCT250 FM071000 27005KT P6SM SCT250 FM071200 34013KT P6SM BKN250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 70,006, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
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, never named. All aircraft registered in Iowa.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.