Evanston-Uinta County Burns Field
EVW · KEVW · Evanston, Wyoming · Uinta County · map
Evanston-Uinta County Burns Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Evanston, 3 miles west of Evanston, Wyoming, 7,143 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 7,300 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 23 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 5,506 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather right now KEVW · observed 3:53 pm MDT (21:53 UTC), 60 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southwest (230°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 75°F (24°C), dew point 25°F (-4°C)
- Altimeter 30.29 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:28 am MDT (17:28 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 15,000 feet VFR
- 30% chance between Tue 4:00 pm MDT (22:00 UTC) and 8:00 pm MDT (02:00 UTC): wind variable at 15 knots, gusting to 26, light rain showers, a broken layer at 8,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KEVW 062153Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 24/M04 A3029 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E SLP166 T02391039
TAF KEVW 061728Z 0618/0718 VRB05KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200 FM061900 28010KT P6SM SCT080 BKN150 PROB30 0622/0702 VRB15G26KT -SHRA BKN080 FM070300 VRB05KT P6SM SCT100 SCT200
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 EVW · ICAO KEVW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Evanston
- Elevation
- 7,143 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Salt Lake City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1985
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 7,300 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 23: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Evw and automated weather (ASOS) | 120.0 | |
| Apt Remark 4 With Gco Freq | 121.72 | |
| Francis Peak Center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.7 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 307-789-0585.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 5,506, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
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 Evanston from the FAA register
11 aircraft are registered to owners in Evanston, Wyoming: 10 piston singles, 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.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Wyoming.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 15 since 1982, 3 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
- Determination pending.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 23; runway end identifier lights runway 05; high-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 - the common traffic frequency. Runway 05/23 PAPIs on continuously.
- Airport chrgs facility fee.
- County of Uinta.
- Gco available on frequency 121.72 through salt lake the air route traffic control center clearance delivery, casper Flight Service not available.
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.