Francis E Warren Air Force Base Heliport
FEW · KFEW · Cheyenne, Wyoming · Laramie County · map
Francis E Warren Air Force Base Heliport is a private heliport owned by the U.S. Air Force, 2 miles west of Cheyenne, Wyoming, 6,160 feet above sea level. It has 2 landing pads.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KFEW · observed 2:55 pm MDT (20:55 UTC), 71 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 12,000 feet
- Temperature 84°F (29°C), dew point 21°F (-6°C)
- Altimeter 30.16 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 KFEW 062055Z AUTO 33008KT 10SM SCT120 29/M06 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02881059 57012 $
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 FEW · ICAO KFEW
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · owned by the Air Force
- Owner
- U.S. Air Force
- Elevation
- 6,160 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- On the chart
- Cheyenne sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
Landing pads 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 65 × 65 ft | Concrete, good | |
| H2 | 50 × 50 ft | Concrete |
Radio frequencies
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 134.425 |
Aircraft registered in Cheyenne from the FAA register
329 aircraft are registered to owners in Cheyenne, Wyoming: 185 piston singles, 40 business jets, 39 piston twins, 37 helicopters, 20 turboprops. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport 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 heliport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this heliport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Lighted O/R.
- Helipad lighted upon required.
- South field - pad 1 lights standard and in service, but not iaw reg criteria. Night landings use ctn. Pad 2 unlighted but eastern and western wind indicators lighted. Transient aircraft landings restricted to pad 1 due to gnd traffic haz assoc with pad 2. Pad 2 operations rqrs local saftey briefing. Slopes WI east and west clear zone of pad 1 exceed reg criteria lmts. North field - pad lights in service. Als available both dir. Wind indicator lighted.
- Misc: mult const cranes operations east of helicopter. SFC-180 feet until further notice; weather stn operates 24/7 dsn 481-2488 C307 773-2488. Weather obsn automated by AN/FMQ-22, augmented when flw condition obsvd: tornado, funnel clouds, accumg snow, hail gtr than or equal to 3/4, or volcanic ash.
- Fuel: a++
- Operates 1300-0430Z++ daily.
- Caution: drone (UAS) operations 1400-2100Z++ MON-FRI, SFC-004, weather permitting. CK ATIS for addn information.
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.