KEAN · Phifer Airfield

WHEATLAND, WYOMING · SMALL AIRPORT

4,776

Elevation ft

Runway

5,900

Longest ft · 08/26

42.06N

104.93W

Phifer Airfield serves Wheatland, Wyoming at 4,776 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08/26, at 5,900 by 75 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
08/26	5,900 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 4,776 ft is about 5°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 5°C)	4,776 ft	3,370 ft	2,614 ft	3,921 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,976 ft	3,604 ft	2,740 ft	4,111 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	7,176 ft	3,838 ft	2,867 ft	4,301 ft
35°C afternoon	8,322 ft	4,061 ft	2,988 ft	4,482 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (08/26, 5,900 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,482 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KEAN is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KTOR Torrington Municipal Airport	35 nm E	5,703 ft
KLSK Lusk Municipal Airport	48 nm NE	5,058 ft
KDGW Converse County Airport	49 nm NW	6,534 ft
KCYS Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field	54 nm S	9,270 ft
KLAR Laramie Regional Airport	56 nm SW	8,503 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KEAN

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KEAN, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KEAN or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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