Perala Field (03WY) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:35 AM MDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KW43), 03WY is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 12 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Perala Field in Sundance, WY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KW43): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Perala Field (03WY) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sundance, WY at a field elevation of 5,200 ft. 03WY has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KW43, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,065 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGCC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KW43, 17.9 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 12 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 29.90 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KW43 271635Z AUTO 24012G18KT 10SM CLR 10/01 A2990 RMK AO2
What changed at KW43 (nearest station)?
Since the 1615Z (10:15 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1615Z (10:15 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 03WY
Based on the nearest station (KW43), 03WY is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 12 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 5,850 ft (field elevation 5,200 ft). 03WY does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGCC, about 44 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 2,065 ft | Turf/Dirt | 5 kt head | 11 kt right (g16) |
| 35 | 2,065 ft | Turf/Dirt | 5 kt tail | 11 kt left (g16) |
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03WY runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 17/352,065 × 100 ft · Turf/DirtCurrent useno stated-runway source at 03WYWind
- 17
- 5 kt headwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 5 kt tailwind · 11 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 5→12 kt, ceiling 3,200 ft → unlimited.
03WY weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 03WY
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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RAP UA /OV RAP200040/TM 1358/FL400/TP F2TH/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD /RM RIDE IMPROVED AT FL380 ZDVWC-32
RAP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RAP200040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.TP F2THAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT OCNL MODTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate.RM RIDE IMPROVED AT FL380 ZD…Remarks.Show raw report
RAP UA /OV RAP220080/TM 1130/FL390/TP A333/TB CONS MOD/RM 5 MIN DURATION. ZDVWC-32
RAP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RAP220080Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1130Reported at 11:30 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP A333Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS MODTurbulence: continuous moderate.RM 5 MIN DURATION. ZDVWC-32Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 03WY
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KW43 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 76%
- 35
- 24%
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Live crosswind meter
03WY has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KW43, 18 nm away.
Wind is 66° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 03WY
- City
- Sundance
- State
- Wyoming
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,200 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.3679, -104.5106
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,065 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KW43
- TAF
- Nearest KGCC
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 7h 9m
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Pilot PIREPs for Perala Field (03WY)
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