KDGW — Converse County
Douglas, WY · field elevation 4,933 ft · NON-ATCT
KDGW current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KDGW 100253Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM CLR 07/01 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP203 T00720011 51003
- Wind
- from 140° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 7 °C / dewpoint 1 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.15 inHg
- Density altitude
- 4,882 ft · pressure altitude 4,703 ft
- Observed
- 43 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 140° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 6 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 05 | 2 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 23 | 2 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 29 | 6 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KDGW — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KDGW — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 42.79719, -105.38583
- Elevation
- 4,933 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1347Z / 2343Z
- Magnetic variation
- 11°E (2005)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Cheyenne
- County
- Converse, WY
Everything else KDGW publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 6,534 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| 05/23 | 4,760 | 75 | GRVL-DIRT | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KDGW airport diagram or an approach plate
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- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.