KECS — Mondell Fld
Newcastle, WY · field elevation 4,178 ft · NON-ATCT
KECS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KECS 100215Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM CLR 06/M02 A3017 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 140° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 6 °C / dewpoint -2 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.17 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,782 ft · pressure altitude 3,928 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 140° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 8 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 32 | 8 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
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 KECS — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KECS — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 43.88425, -104.31450
- Elevation
- 4,178 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1346Z / 2336Z
- Magnetic variation
- 8°E (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Cheyenne
- County
- Weston, WY
Everything else KECS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 5,310 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KCUT Custer County31 nm
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- KRAP Rapid City Rgnl55 nm
- KGCC Northeast Wyoming Rgnl60 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KECS 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.