KEAN — Phifer Airfield
Wheatland, WY · field elevation 4,779 ft · NON-ATCT
KEAN current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KEAN 100310Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 09/01 A3017 RMK AO2 T00850005
- Wind
- from 170° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 9 °C / dewpoint 1 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.17 inHg
- Density altitude
- 4,823 ft · pressure altitude 4,529 ft
- Observed
- 26 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 170° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 08 | 1 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 26 | 1 kt tail | 5 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 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
- 1344Z / 2343Z
- Magnetic variation
- 9°E (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.