Dorsey Creek Ranch Airport (0WY1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGEY), 0WY1 is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Dorsey Creek Ranch Airport in Basin, WY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGEY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Dorsey Creek Ranch Airport (0WY1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Basin, WY at a field elevation of 4,017 ft. 0WY1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGEY, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 3,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KWRL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGEY, 7.2 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 0°C (32°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGEY 280953Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM CLR 00/M04 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP137 T00001044
What changed at KGEY (nearest station)?
Since the 0853Z (2:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 29.91 → 29.93 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 0WY1
Based on the nearest station (KGEY), 0WY1 is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (24). Density altitude is approximately 3,150 ft (field elevation 4,017 ft). 0WY1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KWRL, about 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24FAV | 3,400 ft | DIRT | 4 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 06 | 3,400 ft | DIRT | 4 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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0WY1 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 06/243,400 × 70 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at 0WY1Wind
- 06
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 24
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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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 23 h: wind 6→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
0WY1 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 0WY1
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGEY reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 10,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 24
- 59%
- 06
- 41%
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Live crosswind meter
0WY1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGEY, 7.2 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 24, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 0WY1
- City
- Basin
- State
- Wyoming
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,017 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.4111, -108.1633
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGEY
- TAF
- Nearest KWRL
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 14h 10m
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Pilot PIREPs for Dorsey Creek Ranch Airport (0WY1)
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