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KDGW Converse County Airport
Douglas, Wyoming, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: DGW
Lat/Long: 42-47-49.8280N / 105-23-08.9830W
42-47.830467N / 105-23.149717W
42.7971744 / -105.3858286
(estimated)
Elevation: 4932 ft. / 1503.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 11E (2005)
From city: 3 miles N of DOUGLAS, WY
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 82633

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1984
Sectional chart: CHEYENNE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: CASPER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: DGW (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0630-1730, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RYS 11/29 & 05/23 PRESET ON LOW INTENSITY; TO INCREASE INTENSITY AND ACTVT REIL RY 28 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 11, 23, & 29 OPR CONTINUOUSLY.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS: 135.225 (307-358-4448)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC ON FREQS 135.6/385.6 (LUSK RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
IIPr304/10.1HIPSHER VOR/DME108.6012E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 6532 x 100 ft. / 1991 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 42-47.928500N42-47.426150N
Longitude: 105-23.593917W105-22.303400W
Elevation: 4908.7 ft.4932.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.4% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 107 magnetic, 118 true287 magnetic, 298 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 4760 x 75 ft. / 1451 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RY 23 NRS PARTIALLY OBLITERATED.
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 42-47.886233N42-48.194167N
Longitude: 105-23.912833W105-22.934650W
Elevation: 4898.4 ft.4910.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.3% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 056 magnetic, 067 true236 magnetic, 247 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in poor condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Obstructions: none116 ft. hill, 2925 ft. from runway, 175 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 60 x 60 ft. / 18 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Helipad H2

Dimensions: 60 x 60 ft. / 18 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CONVERSE COUNTY
PO BOX 774
DOUGLAS, WY 82633
Phone 307-358-4924
Manager: STEVE GOOD
P O BOX 774
DOUGLAS, WY 82633
Phone 307-358-3527

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 37
Single engine airplanes: 33
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Jet airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 105/week *
50% local general aviation
48% transient general aviation
2% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 May 2005

Additional Remarks

WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
RETRO-REFLECTIVE MARKERS ALONG ALL TAXIWAYS
TWY A3 CLSD TO ACFT 12,500 LBS.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 **CHANGED**   download (202KB)
VOR RWY 29 **CHANGED**   download (265KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (25KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (62KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

7V6 - Camp Guernsey Airport (43 nm SE)
KCPR - Natrona County International Airport (48 nm W)
KEAN - Phifer Airfield (49 nm SE)
KTOR - Torrington Municipal Airport (70 nm SE)
KECS - Mondell Field Airport (80 nm NE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:5910:59
Sunrise05:3411:34
Sunset20:4002:40
Evening civil twilight21:1403:14

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Jul-2008 12:40:32
Local (UTC-6)  09-Jul-2008 06:40:32
 
METAR
KDGW 091153Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM SCT095 13/11 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP168 T01330106 10167 20122 55001
TAF
KCPR 
48nm W 
091120Z 091212 23006KT P6SM FEW100 FM2000 28008KT P6SM SCT110CB FM0100 04008KT P6SM SCT120
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BEST WESTERN DOUGLAS INN 2.4 72-95

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