Photo submitted by Steve Wolff

Laramie FSS (LAR), Wyoming (date unknown)

Laramie FSS was commissioned 1927 and decommissioned on September 29, 1991. Laramie FSS was located on General Brees Filed.  Like all Wyoming FSS’s the Airport/Facility Directory listed special remarks to advise pilots of hazards on and in the vicinity of the airport.

Antelope were the usual hazard to aircraft, but at Laramie large flocks of sea gulls or formations of white cranes migrating often disrupted airport traffic. Heavy general aviation during the school year was normal as enthusiasts flew in for major sports events at the University of Wyoming located at Laramie.

In 1978 competing against more that 30 FSS’s in North and South Dakota, Montana, Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming. Laramie FSS earned the regional award for Flight Service Station of the Year for the second time.  The station earned the award based on 68,000 flight services, 22,100 airport advisories, 60 airman examinations, and 24-hour weather observations provided by a staffing of five specialists. Above history researched by Marilyn Maines in 1990 (retired 2001)

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