King Air Users Information
Availability of UWKA in 2022 and 2023
With the development of the Next Generation King Air, the University of Wyoming will be unable to support any flight requests for a 12 to 18 month period beginning in May of 2022. This includes projects that utilize the UWKA or projects requesting the WCR on the C130. The Next Generation King Air is expected to come online in spring of 2023. Those wanting to request either the UWKA and/or the WCR for projects beginning in May 2023 should work closely with UWKA facility management team. We expect support for limited payload projects will be available in May 2023 at the earliest. More complex payloads and/or project logistics will likely become supportable later in 2023. We will continue to update this page as development of the Next Generation King Air progresses See the UWKA Planning Calendar for upcoming projects and scheduling of the UWKA.
Requesting Support
Observational facilities are available on a competitive basis to
all qualified researchers from universities, government agencies
and private sector companies requiring these research platforms
and associated services to carry out their research objectives. The
deployment of all facilities is driven by the scientific merit and
capabilities of our facility to carry out the proposed observations
and scheduling for the requested time.
Useful Links:
NSF-funded investigators are often eligible for deployment support through the NSF LAOF deployment pool. NSF PIs should follow the instructions posted on the NCAR/EOL website for requesting NSF Lower Atmospheric Observing Facilities:
Information on LAOF Requests including timeline