42 public-use fields
Wyoming Airport Density Altitude
Wyoming has 42 public-use airports, and on a typical summer afternoon 42 of them push density altitude past 5,000 ft. The list below leads with the fields that bake hardest.
Every field, worst typical afternoon first
| Airport | City | Field elev | Worst typical afternoon DA | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48U — Gtr Green River Intergalactic Spaceport | Green River | 7,182 ft | 10,489 ft ⚠ | July |
| KEMM — Kemmerer Municipal | Kemmerer | 7,289 ft | 10,397 ft ⚠ | July |
| KLAR — Laramie Regional | Laramie | 7,284 ft | 10,291 ft ⚠ | July |
| KDUB — Dubois Municipal | Dubois | 7,299 ft | 10,210 ft ⚠ | July |
| KEVW — Evanston-Uinta County Burns Field | Evanston | 7,143 ft | 10,174 ft ⚠ | July |
| KSAA — Shively Field | Saratoga | 7,014 ft | 10,106 ft ⚠ | July |
| KPNA — Ralph Wenz Field | Pinedale | 7,096 ft | 9,994 ft ⚠ | July |
| KBPI — Miley Meml Field | Big Piney | 6,994 ft | 9,988 ft ⚠ | July |
| KRWL — Rawlins Municipal/Harvey Field | Rawlins | 6,817 ft | 9,962 ft ⚠ | July |
| KFBR — Fort Bridger | Fort Bridger | 7,038 ft | 9,912 ft ⚠ | July |
| KRKS — Southwest Wyoming Regional | Rock Springs | 6,765 ft | 9,840 ft ⚠ | July |
| 80V — Medicine Bow | Medicine Bow | 6,658 ft | 9,781 ft ⚠ | July |
| KDWX — Dixon | Dixon | 6,549 ft | 9,732 ft ⚠ | July |
| KJAC — Jackson Hole | Jackson | 6,451 ft | 9,320 ft ⚠ | July |
| U06 — Cokeville Municipal | Cokeville | 6,270 ft | 9,283 ft ⚠ | July |
| KCYS — Cheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson Field | Cheyenne | 6,160 ft | 9,109 ft ⚠ | July |
| KAFO — Afton Lincoln County/General Boyd L Eddins Field | Afton | 6,221 ft | 8,941 ft ⚠ | July |
| KLND — Hunt Field | Lander | 5,589 ft | 8,631 ft ⚠ | July |
| KRIW — Central Wyoming Regional | Riverton | 5,516 ft | 8,566 ft ⚠ | July |
| 46U — Alpine | Alpine | 5,637 ft | 8,524 ft ⚠ | July |
| KHAD — Irwins Sky Ranch | Casper | 5,370 ft | 8,442 ft ⚠ | July |
| KCPR — Casper/Natrona County International | Casper | 5,344 ft | 8,411 ft ⚠ | July |
| 82V — Pine Bluffs Municipal | Pine Bluffs | 5,152 ft | 8,061 ft ⚠ | July |
| KHSG — Hot Springs County | Thermopolis | 4,892 ft | 7,953 ft ▲ | July |
| KDGW — Converse County | Douglas | 4,933 ft | 7,914 ft ▲ | July |
| KPOY — Powell Municipal | Powell | 5,096 ft | 7,869 ft ▲ | July |
| 49U — Shoshoni Municipal | Shoshoni | 4,818 ft | 7,852 ft ▲ | July |
| KEAN — Phifer Airfield | Wheatland | 4,779 ft | 7,805 ft ▲ | July |
| KBYG — Johnson County | Buffalo | 4,970 ft | 7,711 ft ▲ | July |
| KCOD — Yellowstone Regional | Cody | 5,102 ft | 7,704 ft ▲ | July |
| KLSK — Lusk Municipal | Lusk | 4,967 ft | 7,683 ft ▲ | July |
| 76V — Thomas Meml | Glendo | 4,666 ft | 7,491 ft ▲ | July |
| KGUR — Camp Guernsey | Guernsey | 4,402 ft | 7,296 ft ▲ | July |
| KWRL — Worland Municipal | Worland | 4,252 ft | 7,162 ft ▲ | July |
| KTOR — Torrington Municipal | Torrington | 4,207 ft | 7,119 ft ▲ | July |
| KGCC — Northeast Wyoming Regional | Gillette | 4,365 ft | 7,109 ft ▲ | July |
| 83V — Upton Municipal | Upton | 4,290 ft | 7,012 ft ▲ | July |
| U68 — North Big Horn County | Cowley/Lovell/Byron | 4,094 ft | 6,929 ft ▲ | July |
| W43 — Hulett Municipal | Hulett | 4,264 ft | 6,927 ft ▲ | July |
| KECS — Mondell Field | Newcastle | 4,178 ft | 6,858 ft ▲ | July |
| KGEY — South Big Horn County | Greybull | 3,942 ft | 6,857 ft ▲ | July |
| KSHR — Sheridan County | Sheridan | 4,021 ft | 6,740 ft ▲ | July |
▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.
Frequently asked questions
Which Wyoming airport has the highest density altitude in summer?
Gtr Green River Intergalactic Spaceport (48U) tops the list: from 7,182 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 10,489 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.
What is the highest airport in Wyoming?
Dubois Municipal (KDUB) at 7,299 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.