Worland Municipal Airport Explained

Worland Municipal Airport
Iata:	WRL
Icao:	KWRL
Faa:	WRL
Type:	Public
Owner:	City of Worland
Operator:	City of Worland
City-Served:	Worland, Wyoming
Elevation-F:	4,252
Website:	cityofworland.org/...
Coordinates:	43.9628°N -107.9506°W
Pushpin Map:	USA Wyoming#USA
Pushpin Relief:	yes
Pushpin Label:	WRL
Pushpin Label Position:	right
R1-Number:	16/34
R1-Length-F:	7,000
R1-Surface:	Asphalt
R2-Number:	10/28
R2-Length-F:	2,502
R2-Surface:	Turf
R3-Number:	4/22
R3-Length-F:	2,241
R3-Surface:	Turf
Stat-Year:	2021
Stat1-Header:	Aircraft operations (year ending 6/30/2021)
Stat1-Data:	3,060
Stat2-Header:	Based Aircraft
Stat2-Data:	15
Footnotes:	Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Worland Municipal Airport is in Washakie County, Wyoming, three miles south of Worland, which owns it. It was built in 1953. It has no scheduled airline service; Great Lakes Airlines pulled out on September 30, 2016.^[2]

Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 2,996 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,^[3] 2,650 in 2009 and 2,737 in 2010.^[4] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year).^[5]

Facilities

The airport covers 690 acres (279 ha) at an elevation of 4,252 feet (1,296 m). It has three runways: 16/34 is 7,000 by 100 feet (2,134 x 30 m) asphalt, 10/28 is 2,502 by 60 feet (763 x 18 m) turf and 4/22 is 2,241 by 60 feet (683 x 18 m) turf.

In the 12 months ending June 30, 2021, the airport had 3,060 aircraft operations, average 59 per week: 70% general aviation, 29% air taxi, and <1% military. 15 aircraft were then based at the airport: 6 single-engine, 1 jet, and 8 helicopter.

See also

• List of airports in Wyoming

Other sources

• Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-1997-2981) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
  • Order 2000-5-14 (May 11, 2000): tentatively reselecting Great Lakes Aviation to provide essential air service at Laramie, Rock Springs and Worland, Wyoming, for the two years from May 1, 2000 – April 30, 2002, at an annual subsidy of $297,633, for Laramie, $465,023, for Rock Springs, and $353,345 for Worland.
  • Order 2002-7-20 (July 11, 2002): extends the interim subsidy rates of Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. at each of the communities listed (Page, AZ; Alamosa, CO; Pueblo, CO; Ironwood, MI/Ashland, WI; McCook, NE; Laramie, WY; Rock Springs, WY; Worland, WY; Moab, UT; Vernal, UT).
  • Order 2004-7-16 (July 20, 2004): selects Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide essential air service with 19-passenger B1900D aircraft at Laramie, Riverton, Rock Springs, and Worland, Wyoming, for two years for annual subsidy rates of $397,400, $394,046, $390,488, and $797,844, respectively.
  • Order 2006-9-9 (September 11, 2006): re-selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., operating as both a United Airlines and Frontier code-share partner, to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Laramie and Worland, Wyoming, at an annual subsidy rate of $487,516 for Laramie and $972,757 for Worland, for the two years of October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2008.
  • Order 2008-7-3 (July 1, 2008): re-selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., operating as both a United Airlines and Frontier Airlines code-share partner, to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Laramie and Worland, Wyoming, at an annual subsidy rate of $1,215,603 for Laramie and $1,735,814 for Worland, for the two years of October 1, 2008, through September 30, 2010.
  • Order 2010-8-10 (August 18, 2010): selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., operating as both a United Airlines and Frontier Airlines code share partner, to provide essential air service (EAS) at Laramie and Worland, for a combined annual subsidy of $2,951,908, for the two years from October 1, 2010, to September 30, 2012.

External links

• Worland Municipal Airport at City of Worland website
• Aerial image as of July 1994 from USGS The National Map

Notes and References

1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 30, 2023.
2. Web site: Airport. City of Worland. 4 October 2016.
3. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2008. December 18, 2009. PDF, 1.0 MB. Federal Aviation Administration. CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data.
4. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2010. October 4, 2011. PDF, 189 KB. Federal Aviation Administration. CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data.
5. Web site: September 27, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084535/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf. October 4, 2010. PDF, 2.03 MB. Federal Aviation Administration. 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A. dead. National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems.