Little Buffalo Ranch Airport (WY13) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGCC), WY13 is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Little Buffalo Ranch Airport in Gillette, WY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGCC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Little Buffalo Ranch Airport (WY13) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gillette, WY at a field elevation of 4,919 ft. WY13 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGCC, about 34 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 8 physical runways (N, NEL, NER, NW, S, …), the longest 4,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGCC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGCC, 34.2 nm away.
Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGCC 281553Z AUTO 29010KT 10SM CLR 10/M02 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP165 T01001022
What changed at KGCC (nearest station)?
Since the 1453Z (8:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind direction moved from 250° to 290°.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 29.98 → 30.01 inHg.
- Temperature up 3°C.
Current pilot readout for WY13
Based on the nearest station (KGCC), WY13 is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 5,400 ft (field elevation 4,919 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 2,250 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 9 kt left |
| NEL | 4,700 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 9 kt left |
| NER | 1,800 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 9 kt left |
| NW | 2,000 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 9 kt left |
| S | 2,250 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 9 kt left |
| SE | 2,000 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 9 kt left |
| SWL | 1,800 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 9 kt left |
| SWR | 4,700 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 9 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 7→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
WY13 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of WY13
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BIL UA /OV BIL092103/TM 1608/FL370/TP C56X/TB MOD CHOP 370 /RM MTW +/-10KT /ZLC
BIL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BIL092103Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1608Reported at 16:08 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP C56XAircraft type reporting.TB MOD CHOP 370Turbulence: moderate chop 370.RM MTW +/-10KT /ZLCRemarks.Show raw report
GCC UA /OV CZI/TM 1604/FL230/TP BE9L/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-22
GCC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CZILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1604Reported at 16:04 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZDVWC-22Remarks.Show raw report
CPR UA /OV CPR180015/TM 1540/FL120/TP SW4/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH DURC SOUTH
CPR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CPR180015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1540Reported at 15:40 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP SW4Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM SMOOTH DURC SOUTHRemarks.Show raw report
CPR UA /OV CPR180015/TM 1530/FL100/TP CRJ7/TB LGT-MOD 100-145/RM DURC SOUTH
CPR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CPR180015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1530Reported at 15:30 UTC.FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MOD 100-145Turbulence: light to moderate 10,000–14,500 ft.RM DURC SOUTHRemarks.Show raw report
CPR UA /OV DDY160030/TM 1435/FL160/TP SW4/TA M08/IC MOD MIX 180-160/RM ZDVWC-22
CPR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DDY160030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1435Reported at 14:35 UTC.FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.TP SW4Aircraft type reporting.TA M08Outside air temperature, °C.IC MOD MIX 180-160Icing: moderate mix 18,000–16,000 ft.RM ZDVWC-22Remarks.Show raw report
CPR UA /OV CPR/TM 1413/FL120/TP BE20/TA OAT M5/TB CONS LGT CHOP BTW 090-120/IC NEG/RM DURD W
CPR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CPRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1413Reported at 14:13 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.TA OAT M5Outside air temperature, °C.TB CONS LGT CHOP BTW 090-120Turbulence: continuous light chop btw 9,000–12,000 ft.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURD WRemarks.Show raw report
CPR UA /OV DDY130017/TM 1342/FL200/TP E55P/SK BASE170-TOP190/TA M05/IC LGT RIME /RM ZDVWC-22
CPR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DDY130017Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1342Reported at 13:42 UTC.FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.TP E55PAircraft type reporting.SK BASE170-TOP190Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M05Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.RM ZDVWC-22Remarks.Show raw report
CPR UA /OV CPR150025/TM 1324/FL160/TP E170/SK OVC160/TB LGT CJHOP/RM DURC SE
CPR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CPR150025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1324Reported at 13:24 UTC.FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC160Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB LGT CJHOPTurbulence: light cjhop.RM DURC SERemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at WY13
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGCC reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 9,000 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/NEL/NER/NW/S/SE/SWL/SWR
- 100%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1251Z (6:51 AM MDT)
TAF KGCC 281251Z 2813/2912 VRB06KT P6SM BKN090 FM281400 VRB06KT P6SM SKC
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- WY13
- City
- Gillette
- State
- Wyoming
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,919 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.7861, -105.6640
- Runways
- 8 physical runways · 8 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,700 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGCC
- TAF
- Nearest KGCC
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 7h 43m
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Pilot PIREPs for Little Buffalo Ranch Airport (WY13)
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