Medicine Bow Airport
80V · Medicine Bow, Wyoming · Carbon County · map
Medicine Bow Airport is a public-use airport owned by the Town of Medicine Bow & Wy, 2 miles southeast of Medicine Bow, Wyoming, 6,658 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 10/28, is 3,170 feet of grass and dirt.
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What is the airport code for Medicine Bow Airport?
Its FAA code is 80V.
Where is Medicine Bow Airport?
It is 2 miles southeast of Medicine Bow, Wyoming, 6,658 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Medicine Bow Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 10/28, is 3,170 feet long.
Does Medicine Bow Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Medicine Bow Airport?
1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 80V
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Town of Medicine Bow & Wy
- Elevation
- 6,658 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Cheyenne sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1941
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,170 × 80 ft | Grass and dirt, fair | |
| 06/24 | 2,680 × 50 ft | Grass and dirt, poor |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Shively Field (39 nm southwest), Laramie Regional (41 nm southeast), Rawlins Muni/Harvey Field (46 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Shively Field (39 nm southwest), Laramie Regional (41 nm southeast), Rawlins Muni/Harvey Field (46 nm west).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Wyoming · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Established prior to 1959
- Runway 06/24 - 9 to 12 inch berms both sides; runway 10/28 graded; gopher holes on runway surfaces; runways very soft when wet.
- Thld markings skewed at angle to runway 6/24.
- Runway 10/28 marked with yellow 3 feet an X 2 feet cones.
- Runway is no longer maintained.
- Rough and uneven full length; numerous gopher and badger holes.
- Wildlife in the vicinity of all runways.
- Runway 10/28 one foot ditch south of runway.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Medicine Bow from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Medicine Bow, Wyoming: 2 piston singles, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Wyoming.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Medicine Bow 3 aircraft · 2 piston singles, 1 drones
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Wyoming 778 since 1982 · 109 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 2 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Wyoming 42 landing places
- Wyoming 3,236 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/80V.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.