FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BYG |
| Lat/Long: | 44-22-51.9070N / 106-43-18.4430W 44-22.865117N / 106-43.307383W 44.3810853 / -106.7217897 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4968 ft. / 1514.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12E (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of BUFFALO, WY |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 82834 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | CHEYENNE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | CASPER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BYG (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT 0800-1200 FOR SVC AFTER HRS CALL 307-684-5297. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 & VASI RYS 13 & 31 AND REIL RY 31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.425 (307-684-2558) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY CASPER RADIO ON FREQ 122.1R.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CZIr319/26.0 | | CRAZY WOMAN VOR/DME | | 117.30 | | 13E |
| SHRr139/31.2 | | SHERIDAN VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 13E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL 307-684-5297. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 6143 x 75 ft. / 1872 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | TWY LEAD-IN LINE TO RY 31 NSTD SEPARATION FROM CNTRLN. |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 44-23.241017N | | 44-22.489200N |
| Longitude: | 106-43.778483W | | 106-42.836383W |
| Elevation: | 4967.8 ft. | | 4902.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.1% | | 1.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 126 magnetic, 138 true | | 306 magnetic, 318 true |
| Markings: | NSTD, in fair condition | | NSTD, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 39 ft. fence, 795 ft. from runway, 205 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | JOHNSON COUNTY COUNTY COURT HOUSE BUFFALO, WY 82834 Phone 307-684-7555 |
| Manager: | JIM MC LAUGHLIN 158 AIRPORT RD BUFFALO, WY 82834 Phone 307-684-9672 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 35/day * | | 59% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TERRAIN DROPS OFF BOTH SIDES OF RY 13/31. |
| - | DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RWY 31 +250' DROP 170'L FIRST 417' |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (277KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 31 | |
download (335KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (27KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (62KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSHR - Sheridan County Airport (26 nm NW)
KGCC - Gillette-Campbell County Airport (51 nm E)
KWRL - Worland Municipal Airport (58 nm SW)
KGEY - South Big Horn County Airport (59 nm W)
U68 - North Big Horn County Airport (80 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:53 | | 10:53 |
| Sunrise | | 05:29 | | 11:29 |
| Sunset | | 20:53 | | 02:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:30 | | 03:30 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 20:31:23 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 04-Jul-2009 14:31:23 |
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| METAR |
| KBYG | 041953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN060 BKN085 22/08 A3025 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W AND NW SLP199 T02170083
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| TAF |
KSHR 25nm NW | 041735Z 0418/0518 27005KT P6SM SCT200 FM042000 13004KT P6SM VCTS BKN070CB FM050200 17004KT P6SM SCT100 FM051000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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