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Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport

Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorCity of Prairie du Chien
ServesPrairie du Chien, Wisconsin
OpenedSeptember 1947 (1947-09)
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL660 ft / 201 m
Coordinates43°01′09″N 091°07′25″W / 43.01917°N 91.12361°W / 43.01917; -91.12361
Map
PDC is located in Wisconsin
PDC
PDC
Location of airport in Wisconsin
PDC is located in the United States
PDC
PDC
PDC (the United States)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
11/29 3,999 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2022)12,300
Based aircraft (2024)16

Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport (IATA: PCD, ICAO: KPDC, FAA LID: PDC) is a city owned public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southeast of the central business district of Prairie du Chien, a city in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2025–2029, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[2]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned PDC by the FAA and PCD by the IATA[3] (which assigned PDC to Mueo, New Caledonia[4]).

Facilities and aircraft

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Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport covers an area of 257 acres (104 ha) at an elevation of 660 feet (201 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: the primary runway 14/32 is 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m); and the crosswind runway 11/29 is 3,999 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending August 8, 2022, the airport had 12,300 aircraft operations, an average of 34 per day: 96% general aviation, 4% air taxi and less than 1% military. In August 2024, there were 16 aircraft based at this airport: 15 single-engine and 1 jet.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for PDC PDF, effective August 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "NPIAS Report 2025-2029 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Great Circle Mapper: PCD / KPDC - Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport - Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
  4. ^ Great Circle Mapper: PDC / NWWQ - Mueo, New Caledonia
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