METAR & TAF KDWX
Current METAR
Observed 19:35Z
KDWX 271935Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM BKN034 OVC041 06/01 A2994 RMK AO2 T00600012
- Wind
- 140° @ 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 6°C / 1°C
- Altimeter
- 29.94 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- 7,016 ft
- Ceiling
- 3,400 ft AGL
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 2 NM E
- VFR sectional
- CHEYENNE
- ARTCC
- ZDV · DENVER
- NOTAM facility
- DWX (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- KODY STOCKS
- Phone
- 307-380-7278
- Address
- PO BOX 6, RAWLINS WY 82301
Flight service · Hours
- FSS CPR
- CASPER1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- Unattended
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 06
LEFT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | — |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8', brush, 324' from thr, 14' R of cntrln, slope 15 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- This is a cold temperature airport. Altitude correction is required at or below minus 37 degrees Celsius.Show FAA
- There is wildlife on and in the vicinity of the airport. A 6-foot wildlife fence surrounds the airport with gated, cattle guard entrances.Show FAA
- Snow banks of plus 4 feet are present along the entire runway during winter months.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery, contact Denver ARTCC at 303-651-4257.Show FAA
- Terrain rises more than 500 feet at 9700 feet from the airport reference point 24.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- Runway 6 and 24 have active runway end identifier lights. Runway 6 has a precision approach path indicator. Medium intensity runway lights are on runways 06 and 24. Use the common traffic advisory frequency.Show FAA
Fuel notes
- 100LLFuel is available 24 hours with credit card service.Show FAA
Other notes
- A provided obstruction-free primary surface of 125 feet on either side of the centerline is provided; if obstructions within the approach area cannot be lowered or removed, the thresholds are located to provide a minimum 20 to 1 clearance over all obstructions.Show FAA
- Pilot supplied ropes are required for tie downs.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KDWX
Answer card- ICAO
- KDWX
- Name
- DIXON
- Location
- DIXON, WYOMING
- Elevation
- 6,548.9 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 7,548.9 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 06/24 · 7,000 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 1
- Magnetic variation
- 9°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 140° at 5 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 06
Dixon Airport sits in Dixon, Wyoming. Field elevation is 6,548.9 ft MSL. The airport has one runway. Runway 06/24 is 7,000 ft long and asphalt. There is no control tower. CTAF is 122.9.
No ILS approaches are published here. Pattern altitude is not published, so use standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston operations unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. The field has a 6-foot wildlife fence with gated, cattle guard entrances. Wildlife is still a factor on and near the airport. Winter snow banks can also line the runway.
Dixon Airport is a cold temperature airport. Altitude correction is required at or below minus 37 degrees Celsius. Terrain rises more than 500 feet about 9,700 feet from the airport reference point. That matters on departure planning, especially on a cold day with a heavy load. Runway 06 and 24 have medium intensity lighting. Runway 6 also has a PAPI. Both ends have runway end identifier lights.
Dixon Airport is on the field. It carries AVGAS 100LL. Fuel is available 24 hours with credit card service. Pilot supplied ropes are required for tie downs. For clearance delivery, contact Denver ARTCC. Use the current Chart Supplement for any additional local procedures before you go.