FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 MARCH 2019
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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | WYS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | JUN-SEP 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT HIRL RY 01/19 & MALSR RY 01 - CTAF; NOT AVBL 15 NOV-15 APR . |
| 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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| 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: | | PCN 33 /F/A/X/T | | 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 | | 44-41.922833N |
| Longitude: | 111-07.487500W | | 111-06.630477W |
| Elevation: | 6648.8 ft. | | 6634.2 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 | | nonprecision, 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: | JEFF KADLEC
721 AIRPORT RD., P.O. BOX 306
WEST YELLOWSTONE, MT 59758-0306
Phone 406-646-7631
IF NO ANSWER CALL 406-459-9825/406-444-2506. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 72% | transient general aviation | | 23% | local general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 01 January 2016 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO SNOW REMOVAL. |
| - | HEAVY SNOWMOBILE USE ON/ADJACENT RY WINTER MOS. |
| - | ARPT CLOSED NOV 15 THROUGH APR 15. CHECK NOTAMS FOR OPERATIONS DATES OR CALL 406-459-9825/406-646-7631. |
| - | COLD TEMPERATURE RESTRICTED AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -19C. |
| - | CONDITIONS UNMONITORED 1700-0800L DAILY. |
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 from 28 March 2019 at 0901Z to 25 April 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 01 | |
download (335KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (276KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (314KB) |
| NDB RWY 01 | |
download (300KB) |
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| TARGY ONE (OBSTACLE) | |
download (167KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (223KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEKS - Ennis - Big Sky Airport (42 nm NW)
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)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jassen Photography
Photo taken 16-Oct-2015
looking south.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 22-Apr-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:58 | | 11:58 |
| Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 12:29 |
| Sunset | | 20:17 | | 02:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:48 | | 02:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Apr-2019 23:29:05 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 22-Apr-2019 17:29:05 |
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| METAR |
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| KWYS | 222310Z AUTO 22007G14KT 10SM CLR 11/M03 A3017 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KEKS
42nm NW | 221729Z 2218/2318 VRB05KT P6SM FEW250 FM230000 28007KT P6SM FEW250 FM231500 VRB05KT P6SM BKN060
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| NOTAMs |
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