KWYS Yellowstone Airport
West Yellowstone, MT · 1 mile N of WEST YELLOWSTONE, MT
Public
Non-towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KWYS
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 6649.0 ft
- Coordinates
- 44-41-18.2000N 111-07-03.5000W
- Lat / Long
- 44.6883889, -111.1176389
- Mag. variation
- 14E (2005)
- Time zone
- UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 11/1979
- ARTCC
- SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
- FSS
- GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- WYS (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- MAY-OCT 0800-1700 WX DEPENDENT.
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- yes
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- ACTVT MALSR RWY 01; REIL RWY 19; HIRL RWY 01/19 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 01 & 19 OPR CONSLY. NOT AVBL 31 OCT- 7 MAY .
Airport location no published diagram
Range from KWYS
Runways
Longest 8,400 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 8400 x 150 ft. / 2560 x 46 m
- Surface
- asphalt/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 90.0
Runway 1
- Heading
- 012 magnetic, 026 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:8400 TODA:8400 ASDA:8400 LDA:8400
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 6648.8 ft.
Runway 19
- Heading
- 192 magnetic, 206 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:8400 TODA:8400 ASDA:8400 LDA:8400
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 6634.2 ft.
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 1
Approaches — IAP 3
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Other charts 1
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- no
- Ctaf/unicom
- 123.0
- Wx Awos-3p
- 118.1 ((406) 646-7727)
- Approach Lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Instrument Approach
- ILS
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL JET-A1+ 100LL:OFF SEASON FUEL- 406-646-7359.
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A1+ 100LL:OFF SEASON FUEL- 406-646-7359.
- Parking
- tiedowns
Ownership
- Owner
- STATE OF MONTANA PO BOX 200507 HELENA, MT 59620 Phone 406-444-2506
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.