Phifer Airfield (KEAN) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 2:55 AM MDT, Oct 28, KEAN is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Phifer Airfield in Wheatland, WY, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Phifer Airfield (KEAN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wheatland, WY at a field elevation of 4,779 ft. KEAN reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 5,900 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 5°C (42°F), altimeter 29.91 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KEAN 280855Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM CLR 05/M01 A2991 RMK AO2 T00541009
What changed at KEAN?
Since the 0835Z (2:35 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0835Z (2:35 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KEAN
KEAN is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (26). Density altitude is approximately 4,800 ft (field elevation 4,779 ft). KEAN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGUR, about 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26FAV | 5,900 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 08 | 5,900 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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KEAN 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 08/265,900 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KEANWind
- 08
- 5 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 5 kt headwind · 6 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 0→8 kt, ceiling 200 ft → unlimited.
KEAN weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
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 KEAN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KEAN reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 29 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 26
- 53%
- 08
- 47%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KEAN's own weather station.
Wind is 49° off runway 26, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 5,900 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KEAN
- IATA
- EAN
- FAA LID
- EAN
- City
- Wheatland
- State
- Wyoming
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,779 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.0555, -104.9290
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,900 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KGUR
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 14h 55m
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Pilot PIREPs for Phifer Airfield (KEAN)
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