Hunt Field
LND · KLND · Lander, Wyoming · Fremont County · map
Hunt Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Lander, 1 mile south of Lander, Wyoming, 5,589 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 04/22, is 5,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 48 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 10,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather right now KLND · observed 3:53 pm MDT (21:53 UTC), 61 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 82°F (28°C), dew point 32°F (0°C)
- Altimeter 30.12 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:20 am MDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, a few clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm MDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am MDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the east at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KLND 062153Z AUTO 03007KT 10SM CLR 28/00 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP132 T02780000
TAF KLND 061720Z 0618/0718 08005KT P6SM FEW100 FEW200 FM070200 28006KT P6SM FEW200 FM071600 08004KT P6SM FEW200
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 LND · ICAO KLND
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Lander
- Elevation
- 5,589 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 4:00 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
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Cheyenne sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1937
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 5,000 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 04: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 135 ft high 3,538 ft from the end
- Runway 22: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Lnd and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.15 | |
| Boysen and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 133.25 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 307-216-3738.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 10,000, 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 Lander from the FAA register
55 aircraft are registered to owners in Lander, Wyoming: 43 piston singles, 6 drones, 3 turboprops, 2 piston twins, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. 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 · 10 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
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 4 and 22; medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 04 and 22 operates continuously.
- Fuel available H24 via credit card.
- Right traffic patterns permissions on runway 22 departure during heavy wind to avoid the mountains due to severe down drafts.
- Tower 305 feet above approach end 14728 feet from runway end 90 feet right of centerline.
- PAPI runway 04 unusable beyond 2 NM.
- Birds in the vicinity of airport.
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.