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Robbers Roost Ranch Airport (WY44) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:35 AM MDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KECS), WY44 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Robbers Roost Ranch Airport in Lusk, WY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KECS): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Robbers Roost Ranch Airport (WY44) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lusk, WY at a field elevation of 3,725 ft. WY44 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KECS, about 28 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (13/31, 16/34), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCDR.

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VFR
Observed 1635Z (10:35 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KECS, 27.7 nm away.

Wind
170° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.95"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
feels like 47°F

Wind from the south (170°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KECS 271635Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM CLR 10/00 A2995 RMK AO2

What changed at KECS (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 WY44

Based on the nearest station (KECS), WY44 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 16. Density altitude is approximately 4,000 ft (field elevation 3,725 ft). WY44 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCDR, about 61 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
16FAV7 kt head1 kt right
135 kt head4 kt right
315 kt tail4 kt left
347 kt tail1 kt right

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WY44 runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 13/31
    2,500 × 35 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at WY44
    Wind
    13
    5 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    31
    5 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 16/34
    2,500 × 35 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at WY44
    Wind
    16
    7 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    34
    7 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
091716Z04Z16Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 7→7 kt, ceiling 1,000 ft → unlimited.

WY44 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of WY44

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1452Z (8:52 AM MDT) · 92 NM S of WY44 · 32,000 ft MSL · A21N
continuous light turbulence
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BFF UA /OV BFF258043/TM 1452/FL320/TP A21N/TB CONS LGT/RM ZDVWC-34
BFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFF258043Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1452Reported at 14:52 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
RM ZDVWC-34Remarks.
PIREP1448Z (8:48 AM MDT) · 97 NM S of WY44 · 100 ft MSL · C208
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BFF UA /OV KBFF/TM 1448/FL001/TP C208/SK BASE 043/RM ZDVWC-31
BFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KBFFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1448Reported at 14:48 UTC.
FL001Altitude: 100 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 043Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZDVWC-31Remarks.
PIREP1422Z (8:22 AM MDT) · 97 NM S of WY44 · 100 ft MSL · C208
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BFF UA /OV KBFF/TM 1422/FL001/TP C208/SK BASE 002/RM LARGE FLOCK OF BIRDS NEAR THE FIELD ZDVWC-31
BFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KBFFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1422Reported at 14:22 UTC.
FL001Altitude: 100 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM LARGE FLOCK OF BIRDS NEAR…Remarks.
PIREP1358Z (7:58 AM MDT) · 32 NM E of WY44 · 40,000 ft MSL · F2TH
continuous light occasional moderate turbulence
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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.
PIREP1330Z (7:30 AM MDT) · 87 NM W of WY44 · during climb · C208
light chop turbulence
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CPR UA /OV CPR060015/TM 1330/FL090/TP C208/TB LGT CHOP/RM DEP CPR
CPR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CPR060015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1330Reported at 13:30 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM DEP CPRRemarks.
PIREP1327Z (7:27 AM MDT) · 93 NM S of WY44 · 40,000 ft MSL · B738
occasional moderate 400 turbulence
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BFF UA /OV BFF256038/TM 1327/FL400/TP B738/TB OCNL MOD 400/IC NEG/RM -ZDVWC
BFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFF256038Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1327Reported at 13:27 UTC.
FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL MOD 400Turbulence: occasional moderate 400.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM -ZDVWCRemarks.
PIREP1130Z (5:30 AM MDT) · 19 NM SW of WY44 · 39,000 ft MSL · A333
continuous moderate turbulence
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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 WY44

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KECS reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 42%MVFR 31%IFR 25%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 8/14 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 79%MVFR 18%IFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 8/22 kt
Max gust: 30 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

13
36%
16
26%
31
21%
34
17%

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Live crosswind meter

WY44 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KECS, 28 nm away.

N16347 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Robbers Roost Ranch Airport (WY44)
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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
WY44
City
Lusk
State
Wyoming
Country
United States
Elevation
3,725 ft
Coordinates
43.4266, -104.2362
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
2,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KECS
TAF
Nearest KCDR
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
7h 15m

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Pilot PIREPs for Robbers Roost Ranch Airport (WY44)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Robbers Roost Ranch Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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