Phifer Airfield
EAN · KEAN · Wheatland, Wyoming · Platte County · map
Phifer Airfield is a public-use airport owned by the Town of Wheatland, 1 mile east of Wheatland, Wyoming, 4,779 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 08/26, is 5,900 feet of asphalt.
Weather right now KEAN · observed 1:30 pm MDT (19:30 UTC), 26 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 86°F (30°C), dew point 24°F (-4°C)
- Altimeter 30.09 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 KEAN 061930Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM CLR 30/M04 A3009 RMK AO2 T03011044
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 EAN · ICAO KEAN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Town of Wheatland
- Elevation
- 4,779 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Cheyenne sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1946
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 5,900 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 08: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 57 ft high 778 ft from the end
- Runway 26: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Ean and aWOS-3PT | 121.125 | |
| Lusk and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 135.6 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 307-322-1557.
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 Wheatland from the FAA register
32 aircraft are registered to owners in Wheatland, Wyoming: 28 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 2 helicopters. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Wyoming.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 5 since 1982, 1 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
- Established prior to 1959.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 26; PAPI runway 08 and 26; medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26 - the common traffic frequency.
- Pilot supplied ropes required.
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.