FAA facility Airport

DUBUQUE RGNL

DUBUQUE, IOWA FAA DBQ ICAO KDBQ Open to the public

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Runways

2 records · drawn to relative scale

13/31 6,502 × 100 ft · Concrete (good) · High-intensity edge lights

13 31

Runway-end details

Runway 13/31 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
13	135°	—	PAPI · 4-light · right side	MALS Medium-intensity approach light system	—	TORA 6,502 · TODA 6,502 · ASDA 6,502 · LDA 6,502
31	315°	LOC/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 6,502 · TODA 6,502 · ASDA 6,502 · LDA 6,502

18/36 6,327 × 150 ft · Concrete (good) · High-intensity edge lights

18 36

Runway-end details

Runway 18/36 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
18	180°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 6,327 · TODA 6,327 · ASDA 6,327 · LDA 6,327
36	360°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 6,327 · TODA 6,327 · ASDA 6,327 · LDA 6,327

Communications

10 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
DBQ VORTAC	115.8/105X	—
CTAF	119.5	—
LCL/P	119.5	0600-2200
GND/P	121.8	0600-2200
DUBUQUE RCO	122.2	—
UNICOM	122.95	—
ATIS	127.25	0600-2200
DUBUQUE RCAG	133.95	—
LCL/P	254.4	0600-2200
DUBUQUE RCAG	281.4	—

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
31	LOC/DME	I	108.7	Operational ifr (2021-12-06)
36	ILS/DME	I	110.9	Operational ifr (1980-01-01)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

DUBUQUE RGNL Observed 2024-06-13 through 2024-11-28 KDBQ

DUBUQUE RGNL Observed 2024-12-26 through 2026-07-09 KDBQ

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

Part139 changed 2024-12-26

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: DBQ / KDBQ
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1943-03
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index A I A
Fuel: 100LL JET A1+
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: FAA control tower

Location

City: DUBUQUE, IA
County: Dubuque
FAA region: Central region
Coordinates: 42.40200, -90.70947
Elevation: 1,076.4 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

DBQ Commissioned 1995-09-05 ASOS

Wildlife strikes

42Reported strikes

3With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2025-10-24. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for DUBUQUE RGNL
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	0	0
2013	0	0
2014	0	0
2015	1	0
2016	4	0
2017	0	0
2018	3	1
2019	2	0
2020	2	0
2021	2	1
2022	4	0
2023	0	0
2024	1	0
2025	4	0
2026	0	0

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.