KEAN — Phifer Airfield
Wheatland, WY · field elevation 4,779 ft · NON-ATCT
KEAN current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KEAN 111155Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM CLR 21/05 A3004 RMK AO2 T02130049 10252 20212
- Wind
- from 170° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 21 °C / dewpoint 5 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.04 inHg
- Density altitude
- 6,504 ft · pressure altitude 4,659 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 170° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 08 | — | 3 kt from the right |
| 26 | — | 3 kt from the left |
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 KEAN — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KEAN — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 42.05552, -104.92828
- Elevation
- 4,779 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1203Z / 0206Z
- Magnetic variation
- 9° (2010)
- Sectional
- Cheyenne
- County
- Platte, WY
Everything else KEAN publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 5,900 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KGUR Camp Guernsey15 nm
- KTOR Torrington Muni35 nm
- KDGW Converse County49 nm
- KCYS Cheyenne Rgnl/Jerry Olson Fld54 nm
- KFEW Francis E Warren AFB55 nm
- KLAR Laramie Rgnl56 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KEAN airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Wyoming airports
- 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.