FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | WYS |
| Lat/Long: | 44-41-18.2000N / 111-07-03.5000W
44-41.303333N / 111-07.058333W
44.6883889 / -111.1176389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 6649 ft. / 2026.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (2005) |
| From city: | 1 mile N of WEST YELLOWSTONE, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59758 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1979 |
| Sectional chart: | GREAT FALLS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | WYS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | JUN-SEP 0630-2400 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT HIRL RY 01/19 & MALSR RY 01 - CTAF; NOT AVBL 01 OCT-31 MAY . |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | yes, LNDG FEE FOR ACFT OVER 9000 LBS. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 406-646-7631 OR 406-459-9825. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 118.1 ((406) 646-7727) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC ON FREQS 132.4/338.30 (BOZEMAN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| YELLOWSTONE | | at field | | 338 | | 17E | | ESY | . ... -.-- |
| TARGY | | 013/7.6 | | 415 | | 14E | | LO | .-.. --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+
FOR FUEL DURG OFF SEASON HRS CALL 208-326-8632. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 8400 x 150 ft. / 2560 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 90.0 | | Double wheel: | 150.0 | | Double tandem: | 280.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 44-40.683512N | | 44-41.922780N |
| Longitude: | 111-07.487833W | | 111-06.630477W |
| Elevation: | 6648.7 ft. | | 6634.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 012 magnetic, 026 true | | 192 magnetic, 206 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:8400 TODA:8400 ASDA:8400 LDA:8400 | | TORA:8400 TODA:8400 ASDA:8400 LDA:8400 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF MONTANA
PO BOX 200507
HELENA, MT 59620
Phone 406-444-2506 |
| Manager: | JIM GREIL
PO BOX 200507
HELENA, MT 95620-0507
Phone 406-444-9547
ALTERNATE PHONE 406-444-2506/459-9825. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 72% | transient general aviation | | 23% | local general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO SNOW REMOVAL. |
| - | ARPT AVBL AND STAFFED 1 JUNE - 30 SEPT; CTC FBO 406-646-7359 OR OWNER 406-444-2506 FOR INFO OTHER TIMES. |
| - | HEAVY SNOWMOBILE USE ON/ADJACENT RY WINTER MOS. |
| - | ARPT CLOSED FROM DEC 1 THROUGH MAY 31 EXCEPT WITH PPR. CALL 406-444-2506. |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 01 | |
download (332KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (266KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (309KB) |
| NDB RWY 01 | |
download (297KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
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| TARGY ONE (OBSTACLE) | |
download (162KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KDIJ - Driggs-Reed Memorial Airport (57 nm S)
KRXE - Rexburg-Madison County Airport (59 nm SW)
KBZN - Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (65 nm N)
KJAC - Jackson Hole Airport (67 nm S)
KLVM - Mission Field Airport (67 nm NE)
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Satellite photo at:
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Guy A. Edwards
Photo taken 21-Jun-2010
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 19-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:19 | | 11:19 |
| Sunrise | | 05:53 | | 11:53 |
| Sunset | | 20:49 | | 02:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:23 | | 03:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-May-2013 21:58:57 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 19-May-2013 15:58:57 |
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| METAR |
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| KWYS | 192055Z AUTO 36006KT 5SM -RA FEW030 08/05 A3008 RMK AO2
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support |
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| Business Name | | Contact | |
Services / Description | | Fuel Prices | | Comments | |
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| Yellowstone Aviation |
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406-646-7359
[web site]
[email] |
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Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Catering, Camping on site
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| EPIC | | 100LL | Jet A | | FS | | $5.99 | | $5.99 | | Updated 14-May-2013 |
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Getting Around: Taxi, Limo, Rental Cars, Mass Transit |
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| Business Name | | Contact | |
Services / Description | | Comments | |
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| Avis Rent A Car |
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406-646-7635
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no information available
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1 read write
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| Budget Rent A Car |
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406-646-7882
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no information available
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds |
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| | The hotels featured here are reported to be very convenient to the Yellowstone Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Yellowstone Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here. |
| Business Name | | Contact | |
Services / Description | | Distance | | Comments | |
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| Pilots Campground |
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no information available
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5 read write
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Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
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