Wagonhound Airport (WY27) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:53 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDGW), WY27 is currently VFR with winds from 320° at 16 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Wagonhound Airport in Douglas, WY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDGW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Wagonhound Airport (WY27) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Douglas, WY at a field elevation of 5,470 ft. WY27 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDGW, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 3,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGUR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDGW, 14.3 nm away.
Wind from the northwest (320°) at 16 kt, gusting 22 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (56°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDGW 281853Z AUTO 32016G22KT 10SM CLR 13/M01 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP161 T01331006
What changed at KDGW (nearest station)?
Since the 1753Z (11:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.05 → 30.03 inHg.
Current pilot readout for WY27
Based on the nearest station (KDGW), WY27 is currently VFR with winds from 320° at 16 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (26). Density altitude is approximately 6,450 ft (field elevation 5,470 ft). WY27 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGUR, about 41 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 | 3,100 ft | TURF | 8 kt head | 14 kt right (g19) |
| 08 | 3,100 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 14 kt left (g19) |
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WY27 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 08/263,100 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at WY27Wind
- 08
- 8 kt tailwind · 14 kt crosswind from left
- 26
- 8 kt headwind · 14 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 20→16 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
WY27 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 WY27
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDGW reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 34 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,500 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 08
- 58%
- 26
- 42%
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Live crosswind meter
WY27 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDGW, 14 nm away.
Wind is 60° off runway 26, 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
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- WY27
- City
- Douglas
- State
- Wyoming
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,470 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.5867, -105.5380
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDGW
- TAF
- Nearest KGUR
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 4h 29m
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Pilot PIREPs for Wagonhound Airport (WY27)
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