AirNav: WY65 - Madsen Airport

WY65

Madsen Airport
Gillette, Wyoming, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	WY65
Lat/Long:	44-20-55.9310N 105-20-14.9700W 44-20.932183N 105-20.249500W 44.3488697,-105.3374917 (estimated)
Elevation:	4500 ft. / 1372 m (estimated)
Variation:	13E (1985)
From city:	10 miles NE of GILLETTE, WY
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	82716

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	02/1987
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	DENVER CENTER
FSS:	CASPER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at GCC (9 nm W):

124.175 (307-225-9101)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
GCCr081/8.8		GILLETTE VOR/DME		114.60		09E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
DERYK		050/9.2		380		09E		GC	--. -.-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2400 x 40 ft. / 732 x 12 m
Surface:	turf
Operational restrictions:	DOWN DRAFTS POSSIBLE BOTH APPROACH ENDS OF RWY.
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	4 ft. fence	4 ft. fence

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	B. MADSEN & C. OVERBY 71 MADSEN ROAD GILLETTE, WY 82716 Phone 307-682-4390
Manager:	B. MADSEN 71 MADSEN ROAD GILLETTE, WY 82716 Phone 307-682-4390

Additional Remarks

-	LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE ON RWY.
-	FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at WY65.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGCC - Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport (9 nm W)
W43 - Hulett Municipal Airport (38 nm NE)
KECS - Mondell Field Airport (52 nm SE)
KBYG - Johnson County Airport (59 nm W)
KSPF - Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (67 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 02-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:47	13:47
Sunrise	07:19	14:19
Sunset	16:22	23:22
Evening civil twilight	16:55	23:55

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Dec-2025 16:53:28
Local (UTC-7)	02-Dec-2025 09:53:28

METAR

KGCC
9nm W

021553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW024 OVC075 M02/M04 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP109 T10221044

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