VFR
WY17
ELLIS RANCH
MEDICINE BOW, WY
Elevation
6,530 ft
Control
Uncontrolled
Runway
3,100 ft
About Ellis Ranch
Ellis Ranch carries the identifier WY17 and is a privately owned, non-towered airport serving Medicine Bow, Wyoming. Its single runway, 08/26, is a turf strip 3,100 feet long and 75 feet wide.
Operations are VFR only since no instrument approach procedures are published. With no control tower or published frequencies, pilots maintain their own separation using see-and-avoid procedures. No fuel service is on record. As a private-use facility, the airport is not open to transient traffic without prior permission.
The field rests at 6,530 feet above mean sea level. At that elevation, density altitude is a routine consideration in warm weather.
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Questions
- Where is Ellis Ranch (WY17) located?
- Ellis Ranch is located in Medicine Bow, WY.
- Is Ellis Ranch a public or private airport?
- Ellis Ranch (WY17) is a private-use airport, so prior permission from the owner is required before landing.
- How many runways does Ellis Ranch have?
- Ellis Ranch has a single runway, 08/26 at 3,100 feet of turf.
- What is the field elevation at Ellis Ranch?
- Ellis Ranch sits at 6,530 feet above mean sea level.
- Does Ellis Ranch have an instrument approach?
- No, Ellis Ranch has no published instrument approach procedures; it is used under visual flight rules.
- Does Ellis Ranch have an air traffic control tower?
- No, Ellis Ranch (WY17) is a non-towered airport; pilots self-announce on the CTAF.