WYS
Yellowstone Airport
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Location Information for KWYS
Coordinates: N44°41.30' / W111°7.06'
Located 01 miles N of West Yellowstone, Montana on 735 acres of land. View all Airports in Montana.
Surveyed Elevation is 6649 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Open to the public
Activation Date:November 1979
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:Yes
Beacon:White-Green
(Lighted Land Airport)
Wind Indicator:Yes, Lighted
Lighting Schedule:SEE RMK
A.R.T.C.C.:SALT LAKE CITY
F.S.S.:GREAT FALLS
NOTAMs Facility:WYS (NOTAM-D available)
Sectional Chart:GREAT FALLS
Landing Fee:Yes
TURBINE PWRD LDG FEE.
ARFF Cert:I A S 05/1973
PPR FOR ACR OPS GTR THAN 30 PAX - AMGR OR 406-459-9825.
AirspaceAnalysis:NO OBJECTION
Attendance:MAY-OCT/ALL/0800-1700
WX DEPENDENT.
Airport Communications
AWOS-3P:118.1 Tel. (406) 646-7727
UNICOM:123.000
CTAF:123.000
AWOS-3P at EKS (41.6 NW):119.85 406-682-3835
AWOS-3PT at DIJ (56.8 S):120.775 208-423-0089
ASOS at RXE (59.3 SW):135.075 208-356-0986
Remarks:
  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC (ZLC) ON FREQS 132.4/338.3 (BOZEMAN RCAG).
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOD WYS WEST YELLOWSTONE 114.85 019°0.9
VOT DBS DUBOIS 116.90 037°59.2
VOD DNW DUNOIR 117.20 312°61.6
VOD DLN DILLON 113.00 100°69.6
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOD LO TARGY 415 206°7.6
Runway 01/19
Dimensions:8400 x 150 feet / 2560 x 46 meters
Surface:Asphalt / Grooved in Good Condition
Weight Limits:S-90, D-150, ST-280
PCR VALUE: 1490/F/A/X/T
Edge Lighting:High Intensity
Runway 01Runway 19
Coordinates:N44°40.68' / W111°7.49'N44°41.92' / W111°6.63'
Elevation: 6648.8 6634.2
Traffic Pattern: Left Left
Runway Heading: 26° True 206° True
Declared Distances: TORA:8400 TODA:8400 ASDA:8400 LDA:8400 TORA:8400 TODA:8400 ASDA:8400 LDA:8400
Markings:Precision Instrument in good condition.Non-Precision Instrument in good condition.
Glide Slope IndicatorP4L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)P4L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)
Approach Lights:MALSR 1,400 Foot Medium-intensity Approach Lighting System with runway alignment indicator lights.
REIL:Yes
Services Available
Fuel:100LL (blue), Jet A-1+
Transient Storage:Tiedowns
Airframe Repair:NOT AVAILABLE
Engine Repair:NOT AVAILABLE
Bottled Oxygen:NOT AVAILABLE
Bulk Oxygen:NOT AVAILABLE
Ownership Information
Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:STATE OF MONTANA
PO BOX 200507
HELENA, MT 59620
406-444-2506
Manager:JEFF KADLEC
721 AIRPORT RD., P.O. BOX 306
WEST YELLOWSTONE, MT 59758-0306
406-646-7631
406-459-9825/406-444-2506.
Other Remarks
  • THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • SNOW REMOVAL NA. WINTER SNOWMOBILE ACT ON & INVOF OF ARPT.
  • CLSD 31 OCT - 01 MAY; CK NOTAMS - AMGR OR 406-459-9825
  • COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -19C.
  • COND UNMNT 1700-0800.
  • FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568 .
  • 0LL OFF SEASON FUEL- 406-646-7359.
  • ACTVT MALSR RWY 01; REIL RWY 19; HIRL RWY 01/19 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 01 & 19 OPR CONSLY. NOT AVBL 31 OCT- 7 MAY .
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