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US-8494 Weather Salt Creek Ranch Airport

Douglas, WyomingElevation 5,424 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KCPR · 35 NM SW · 31 min old
Ceiling 700 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KCPR
WIND
080@8
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
700 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 90° at 8 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 3C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight cloudy then slight chance rain and snow showers, low near 33F, 26% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Tuesday: winds up to 43 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers 33 SE 9 kt – 26%
Monday Partly Sunny 48/38 SE 13 kt – 9%
Tuesday Sunny 54/35 SW 30 kt 43 kt 3% Strong winds in the forecast
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 58/35 WSW 17 kt – 1%
Thursday Sunny 62/38 SW 17 kt – 0%
Friday Mostly Sunny 60/36 SSW 13 kt – 26%
Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny 56/36 W 9 kt – 19%
Sunday Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers 56 SSW 13 kt – 45%

Source: National Weather Service (office CYS). Forecast issued 0523Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-8494. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
5,424 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0005Z 6:05 PM
Sunrise
1330Z 7:30 AM
Loggable night
0034Z (6:34 PM local) → 1301Z (7:01 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0005Z (6:05 PM local) → 1330Z (7:30 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0105Z (7:05 PM local) → 1230Z (6:30 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Salt Creek Ranch Airport is in Douglas, Wyoming. Field elevation 5,424 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-8494
RegionWyoming
CountryUnited States
Coordinates43.2968, -105.8706
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-8494 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KCPR (35 NM SW, IFR).

KCPR Casper-Natrona County International Airport
35 NM SW
IFR
KDGW Converse County Airport
37 NM SE
IFR
KGCC Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport
65 NM N
VFR
KBYG Johnson County Airport
75 NM NW
VFR
KECS Mondell Field
76 NM NE
MVFR
KEAN Phifer Airfield
85 NM SE
LIFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-8494 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-8494 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-8494. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-8494 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-8494. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-8494?
US-8494 sits at 5,424 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-8494?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.