Dixon Municipal Charles R. Walgreen Field (KC73) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:56 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSQI), KC73 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 7 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Dixon Municipal Charles R. Walgreen Field in Dixon, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSQI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Dixon Municipal Charles R. Walgreen Field (KC73) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Dixon, IL at a field elevation of 785 ft. KC73 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSQI, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (08/26, 12/30), the longest 3,897 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRFD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSQI, 11.7 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (230°) at 7 kt, gusting 14 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 26°C (78°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSQI 281856Z AUTO 23007G14KT 10SM CLR 26/11 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP194 T02560111 $
What changed at KSQI (nearest station)?
Since the 1756Z (12:56 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 14 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.14 → 30.12 inHg.
Current pilot readout for KC73
Based on the nearest station (KSQI), KC73 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 7 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (26). Density altitude is approximately 2,000 ft (field elevation 785 ft). KC73 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRFD, about 27 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26FAV | 3,897 ft | ASP | 6 kt head | 3 kt left (g7) |
| 30 | 2,803 ft | ASP | 2 kt head | 7 kt left (g13) |
| 12 | 2,803 ft | ASP | 2 kt tail | 7 kt right (g13) |
| 08 | 3,897 ft | ASP | 6 kt tail | 3 kt right (g7) |
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KC73 runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 08/263,897 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KC73Wind
- 08
- 6 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 6 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
1 active equipment NOTAMView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 12/302,803 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KC73Wind
- 12
- 2 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 2 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 7→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KC73 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KC73
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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IOW UA /OV IOW/TM 1826/FL370/TP B738/TB NEG
IOW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV IOWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1826Reported at 18:26 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
PNT UA /OV PNT/TM 1523/FL350/TP B744/TB CONS LGT CHOP
PNT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PNTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1523Reported at 15:23 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP B744Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.Show raw report
VYS UA /OV VYS/TM 1414/FL130/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
VYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV VYSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
ORD UA /OV ORD/TM 1414/FL260/TP TBM9/TB NEG
ORD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ORDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
ARR UA /OV KARR/TM 1345/FL018/TP C172/WX FV07SM/RM VIS AT LEAST 7
ARR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KARRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1345Reported at 13:45 UTC.FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.WX FV07SMWeather and flight visibility observed.RM VIS AT LEAST 7Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KC73
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSQI reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 08
- 34%
- 30
- 30%
- 26
- 20%
- 12
- 16%
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Live crosswind meter
KC73's AWOS-AV isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KSQI, 12 nm away.
Wind is 30° off runway 26, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26, 12/30 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local; Sat 0800-1200 local; Sun ON CALL local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- C73
- City
- Dixon
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 785 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.8339, -89.4440
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,897 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-AV, not in the national feed (using KSQI)
- TAF
- Nearest KRFD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 33m
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Pilot PIREPs for Dixon Municipal Charles R. Walgreen Field (KC73)
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