Converse County
DGW · KDGW · Douglas, Wyoming · Converse County · map
Converse County is a public-use airport owned by Converse County, 3 miles north of Douglas, Wyoming, 4,933 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 11/29, is 6,534 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KDGW · observed 1:53 pm MDT (19:53 UTC), 45 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 12 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 86°F (30°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter 30.08 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KDGW 061953Z AUTO 30012KT 10SM CLR 30/M02 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP128 T03001022
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA DGW · ICAO KDGW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Converse County
- Elevation
- 4,933 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Cheyenne sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1984
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 6,534 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 05/23 | 4,760 × 75 ft | Gravel and dirt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 11: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 29: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 23: PAPI, two lights on the left, hill 116 ft high 2,925 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Dgw and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.225 | |
| Lusk and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 135.6 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 307-358-4448.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Douglas from the FAA register
48 aircraft are registered to owners in Douglas, Wyoming: 42 piston singles, 4 helicopters, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Wyoming.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 9 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runways 11 and 29; medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 &11/29 daylight hours - 122.8. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 and 11/29 preset to low intst dark hours, to incr intst - 122.8.
- Fuel available H24 hours via self serve credit card.
- Asphalt removed and converted to a treated base surface 2019.
- RETRO-REFLECTIVE mkrs alg all taxiways.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.