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KDGW Converse County Airport
Douglas, Wyoming, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: DGW
Lat/Long: 42-47-49.9000N / 105-23-09.0000W
42-47.831667N / 105-23.150000W
42.7971944 / -105.3858333
(estimated)
Elevation: 4933 ft. / 1503.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 11E (2005)
From city: 3 miles N of DOUGLAS, WY
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving 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 135.6/363.025 (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: 6534 x 100 ft. / 1992 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 42-47.929178N42-47.426718N
Longitude: 105-23.594783W105-22.303817W
Elevation: 4909.6 ft.4932.7 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 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 42-47.886825N42-48.194963N
Longitude: 105-23.913627W105-22.935473W
Elevation: 4901.6 ft.4913.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.3% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 056 magnetic, 067 true236 magnetic, 247 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
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 fair condition
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good condition

Helipad H2

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

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: 40
Single engine airplanes: 35
Multi engine airplanes: 3
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 2008

Additional Remarks

WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
RETRO-REFLECTIVE MARKERS ALONG ALL TAXIWAYS

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29   download (195KB)
VOR RWY 29   download (264KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (25KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (62KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

7V6 - Camp Guernsey Airport (43 nm SE)
KCPR - Casper/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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From to KDGW

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1513:15
Sunrise06:4413:44
Sunset16:4623:46
Evening civil twilight17:1600:16

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Nov-2009 20:56:04
Local (UTC-7)  07-Nov-2009 13:56:04
 
METAR
KDGW 071953Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM CLR 16/M04 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP094 T01611039 $
TAF
KCPR 
48nm W 
071740Z 0718/0818 22012G22KT P6SM SCT250 FM080000 24008KT P6SM FEW090 SCT250 FM080400 VRB06KT P6SM SCT070 FM080900 24010KT P6SM SCT070 FM081300 24015G25KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
R&G Aircraft Service 307-358-3527
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FS 
100LL 
$4.30 
Jet A 
$3.95 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Converse County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Converse County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Converse County Airport

Miles Price ($)
OAK TREE INN BILL 1.5 100-101
SLEEP INN AND SUITES DOUGLAS 2.4 100-115
HOLIDAY INN EXP STES DOUGLAS 2.4 94-118
BEST WESTERN DOUGLAS INN 2.5 70-100
SUPER 8 MOTEL DOUGLAS 2.6 75-89

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Converse County Airport

1 in Bill
4 in Douglas
 

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