- Converse County Airport
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Converse County Airport IATA: DGW – ICAO: KDGW – FAA LID: DGW Summary Airport type Public Owner Converse County Serves Douglas, Wyoming Elevation AMSL 4,933 ft / 1,504 m Coordinates 42°47′50″N 105°23′09″W / 42.79722°N 105.38583°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 11/29 6,534 1,992 Asphalt 5/23 4,760 1,451 Asphalt Helipads Number Length Surface ft m H1 60 18 Asphalt H2 60 18 Asphalt Statistics (2008) Aircraft operations 5,475 Based aircraft 40 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Converse County Airport (IATA: DGW, ICAO: KDGW, FAA LID: DGW) is a county-owned public-use airport in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. It is located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Douglas, Wyoming.[1]
Facilities and aircraft
Converse County Airport covers an area of 494 acres (200 ha) at an elevation of 4,933 feet (1,504 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 11/29 is 6,534 by 100 feet (1,992 x 30 m) and 5/23 is 4,760 by 75 feet (1,451 x 23 m). It also has two helipads designed H1 and H2, each of which measures 60 by 60 feet (18 x 18 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending May 30, 2008, the airport had 5,475 aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi and <1% military. At that time there were 40 aircraft based at this airport: 35 single-engine, 3 multi-engine, 1 jet and 1 ultralight.[1]
References
External links
- Aerial photo as of 11 June 1994 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for DGW, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KDGW
- ASN accident history for DGW
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KDGW
Categories:- Airports in Wyoming
- Transportation in Converse County, Wyoming
- Buildings and structures in Converse County, Wyoming
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