Rawlins Muni/Harvey Field
RWL · KRWL · Rawlins, Wyoming · Carbon County · map
Rawlins Muni/Harvey Field is a public-use airport owned by Rawlins Carbon CO Arpt Board, 2 miles northeast of Rawlins, Wyoming, 6,817 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 7,008 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 11 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 6,030 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather right now KRWL · observed 3:53 pm MDT (21:53 UTC), 60 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west (260°) at 9 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 78°F (26°C), dew point 24°F (-4°C)
- Altimeter 30.24 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:30 pm MDT (19:30 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm MDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 5:00 pm MDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 9:00 am MDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KRWL 062153Z AUTO 26009KT 10SM CLR 26/M04 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP149 T02561044
TAF KRWL 061930Z 0620/0718 25010G18KT P6SM SKC FM062300 28007KT P6SM SKC FM070300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM071500 24003KT P6SM SKC
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 RWL · ICAO KRWL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Rawlins Carbon CO Arpt Board
- Elevation
- 6,817 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm; weekends, 7:00 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
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Cheyenne sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1937
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 7,008 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 11/29 | 4,322 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 04: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, tank 29 ft high 756 ft from the end
- Runway 22: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 29: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Rwl and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.525 | |
| Cherokee and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 132.1 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 307-328-0031.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 6,030, 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 Rawlins from the FAA register
17 aircraft are registered to owners in Rawlins, Wyoming: 13 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 1 helicopter, 1 drone. 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 · 29 since 1982, 5 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
- 7800 feet mtn 3 miles west, 7200 feet mtn 3 miles southwest, 7200 feet mtn 3 miles northeast.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 22 and 29; medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 and 11/29 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 04 and 22 operates continuously.
- Runway 11/29 lmtd to aircraft up to 12000 pounds gross weight.
- Required all aircraft depng runway 29 make right turnout as soon as safety pmts aft takeoff to avoid housing area and for noise abatement.
- Birds in the vicinity of airport runways.
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.