Airports / Wyoming / ECS
Mondell Field
KECS / ECSNewcastle, WyomingELEV 4,174 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
55 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA).
Overview
Mondell Field (KECS / ECS) is a general aviation field serving Newcastle, Wyoming. The airport sits 4,174 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into ECS for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA, 55 nm), Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP, 55 nm), and Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport (GCC, 60 nm).
Charter pricing from ECS depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Newcastle.
Field capability
ICAO
KECS
IATA
ECS
FAA / Local
ECS
Elevation
4,174 ft
Coordinates
43.8838° N · 104.3142° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs WY fields
state range 3,939–7,285 ft
At 4,174 ft, ECS sits lower than 89% of the 28 Wyoming fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 55nmRCAEllsworth Air Force BaseRapid City
- 55nmRAPRapid City Regional AirportRapid City
- 60nmGCCNortheast Wyoming Regional AirportGillette
- 82nmCDRChadron Municipal AirportChadron
- 111nmCPRCasper-Natrona County International AirportCasper
- 125nmBFFWestern Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig AirportScottsbluff
Location
Open the full mapKECS · Mondell Field · Newcastle, WY
From the ramp
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