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Class D

Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field

ID KCYS FAA CYS Elev 6,159 ft Lat 41° 9.34' N Lon 104° 48.72' W Zulu

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FAA Airport Diagram · KCYS

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Runways at KCYS

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 9,270 ft. Max gradient: 0.55%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 95.3° 9,270 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.55%
27 275.3° 9,270 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.55%
13 135.3° 6,690 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.53%
31 315.3° 6,690 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.53%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

9 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 134.425
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 118.700
  • CTAF CTAF 118.700
  • A/D APP/DEP 124.550
  • MISC ARNG OPS 126.200
  • OPS ANG OPS/COMD POST 122.552
  • RDO CASPER RDO 122.300
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Navaids associated with KCYS

  • NDB CY

    Horse

    0.35 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC CYS

    Cheyenne

    113.10 MHz · DME 113.10 · BOTH · HIGH

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KCYS, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

2 matched · 41 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Prior Permission Required for All tran acft rqr PPR min 72 hr prior to arr Aircrews with apv PPR that deviate fr coord arr time by more than one hr must. Contact A before operating.

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  • Prior Permission Required for All tran acft rqr PPR min 72 hr prior to arr Aircrews with apv PPR that deviate fr coord arr time by more than one hr must. Contact A before operating.

    ppr required

All translated remarks (2)

  • Airport attended 1300–0500Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–0500Z‡.

  • Prior Permission Required for All tran acft rqr PPR min 72 hr prior to arr Aircrews with apv PPR that deviate fr coord arr time by more than one hr must. Contact A before operating.

    Raw FAA text · military remarks · operational

    PPR All tran acft rqr PPR min 72 hr prior to arr Aircrews with apv PPR that deviate fr coord arr time by more than one hr must ctc A

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (41 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·296 WYOMING CHEYENNE RGNL/JERRY OLSON FLD (CYS)(KCYS) P (AF ANG ARNG) 1 N UTC–7(–6DT) N41º09.34´ W104º48.63´ 6160 B Class I, ARFF Index A NOTAM FILE CYS MON Airport RWY 09–27: H9270X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–116, D–212, 2S–150, 2D–379, 2D/2D2–871 PCR 577 R/B/W/T HIRL RWY 09: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·RVR–R Thld dsplcd 610´. 0.4% down.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·RVR–T Thld dsplcd 675´. 0.7% up.
  • ·RWY 13–31: H6690X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–60, D–87, 2S–150, 2D–148, 2D/2D2–200 PCR 230 F/C/X/T MIRL 0.5% up NW RWY 13: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·RWY 09: TORA–9270 TODA–9270 ASDA–8595 LDA–7985 RWY 13: TORA–5530 TODA–6690 ASDA–5890 LDA–4830 RWY 27: TORA–9270 TODA–9270 ASDA–8660 LDA–7985 RWY 31: TORA–6690 TODA–6690 ASDA–6040 LDA–4880
  • ·S2 FUEL 100LL, JET A, A1 OX 1, 2 LGT ACTIVATE MALSR Rwy 27, REIL Rwy 09, Rwy 13 and Rwy 31, PAPI Rwy 09, Rwy 27, Rwy 13 and Rwy 31, HIRL Rwy 09–27 and MIRL Rwy 13–31—CTAF.
  • ·MILITARY— JASU 2(MA–1A) 1(MC–1A) 3(A/M–32A–86D) FUEL A+ (avbl 1300–0500Z‡, C307–634–7071, after hr C307–634–7079 $50 fee).
  • ·Maint and fuel support for C–130 avbl with ANG PPR only, all other acft with ANG PPR must provide refuel/maint pers.
  • ·After hrs fuel call 307–634–7079.
  • ·Bird activity invof arpt.
  • ·Heavy helicopter tfc 2 NM southwest of arpt sfc to 1000´ AGL dur dalgt wkdays.
  • ·Warren AFHP at all times.
  • ·PPR for unscheduled air carrier ops when twr clsd call arpt mgr 307–638–3872.
  • ·Twy C clsd north of Twy F.
  • ·Twy D and Twy G clsd indef.
  • ·Caution: Twy B1, Twy C and Twy E hold short lines for all rwys.
  • ·Rwy cond report avbl on req from twr 1300–0500Z‡ 30 min prior ntc rqrd.
  • ·Emerg aft twr clsd ctc ARFF 307–772–6338.
  • ·: RSTD ANG PPR req to prk on mil ramp.
  • ·ANG Base OPS nml opr 1300–2230Z‡ Mon–Thu, ltd Fri, clsd Sat, Sun, and hol.
  • ·Comd Post DSN388–6470, C307–772–6470 nml opr 1300–2230Z‡ Mon–Thu, ltd Fri, clsd Sat, Sun, and hol.
  • ·All tran acft ctc ANG Cowboy Ops 15 min prior ldg.
  • ·PPR DSN 388–6355/6879, C307–772–6355/6879.
  • ·See FLIP AP/1 supplementary arpt info.
  • ·BASH Phase II, increased bird haz May–Sep.
  • ·No twy edge lgt on Twy C and Twy F.

+ 11 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · CYS

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KCYS — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KCYS

97 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 54 most recent.

Total events

42

since 1982

Fatal

7

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 65,222 ops in 2006

2024 total

35,621

10-yr total

384,940

2024 mix

AC/AT 5% · GA 58% · Mil 37%

Events / million ops

10.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.73

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Loss of control 2

All time · n=97

  • Other 73
  • Stall / spin 5
  • Ground collision 5
  • Loss of control 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 3
  • Hard landing 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-06-14 Rockwell International 112TC · Engine failure · VMC · day
2015-08-28 Robinson R44 II · Hard landing · VMC · day
2011-12-16 Beech J35 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2008-07-30 Fowler SX300 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day
2022-05-30 Express 2000RG · Engine failure · day
2022-02-20 Darrell D. Dugger Mustang II · Loss of control · VMC · day
2019-07-01 American Aviation AA5 · Loss of control · dusk
2011-11-08 Piper PA-31T · Other · VMC · day
2004-07-03 Cessna T210J · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2003-07-10 CASA 2.111 · Engine failure · VMC · day
2002-05-24 Helio H-391B · Runway excursion · IMC · day
2002-04-21 Boeing E75 · Other · VMC · day
1996-04-18 Cessna 172 · Weather · VMC · day
1996-04-11 Cessna 177B · Stall / spin · day
1993-12-31 Cessna 172H · Other · day
1993-05-27 Cessna 152 · Hard landing · day
1992-07-11 Beech 1900C · Other · day
1991-09-28 LYONS STUECKLE QUICKIE Q-2 · Other · VMC · day
1990-09-04 Mooney M-20E · Other · VMC · night-moonlit
1989-04-05 Piper PA-34-220T · Gear-up · VMC · night-moonlit
1989-01-02 Cessna 172 · Other · day
1986-11-06 Piper PA-32-301T · Stall / spin · IMC · night
1986-06-06 Cessna 180 · Other · VMC · day
1986-06-04 AMERICAN AA-1 YANKEE · Ground collision · day
1986-05-31 BAUER'S MITCHELL WING U-2 · Stall / spin · day
1984-10-23 Cessna 414 · Other · IMC · day
1984-08-19 Piper PA-38 · Ground collision · VMC · day
1984-06-29 Cessna 177RG · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1984-05-30 Cessna 172M · Weather · day
1983-08-08 Cessna 180 · Other · VMC · day
1981-08-23 Cessna 177RG · Other
1981-06-07 Cessna TR182 · Other
1980-05-23 Piper PA-18 · Other
1980-05-21 Cessna R172K · Other
1980-02-27 Luscombe 8E · Other
1979-08-03 ERCO 415C · Other
1979-02-27 DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 · Other
1978-11-28 Cessna 172 · Other
1978-08-15 Cessna 185F · Other
1978-05-30 Boeing 737 · Other
1978-04-04 Piper PA-34 · Other
1978-02-13 Cessna 152 · Other
1977-09-23 Cessna 150M · Other
1977-09-14 Beech 95-B55 · Other
1977-06-29 Cessna 210 · Other
1977-02-14 Cessna U206 · Other
1976-12-08 Cessna 182J · Other
1976-06-27 Cessna 182 · Other
1976-06-11 Piper PA-23 · Other
1975-07-31 Navion A · Other
1975-03-02 Cessna 120 · Other
1974-04-16 AMER AVCO AA5 · Other
1974-04-12 Beech E18S · Other
1974-03-02 Cessna 182L · Other

+ 43 more on file

DPEs near KCYS

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Alexander Wernsman Loveland CO 46 nm
Darrel Leroy Dilley Lasalle CO 50 nm
Elliot Caldwell Crawford Longmont CO 61 nm
David Dziura Lafayette CO 71 nm
Andrew James Malousek Broomfield CO 73 nm
Gregory Richard Newman Broomfield CO 73 nm
Jacqueline Ann Burant Broomfield CO 73 nm
Cayce Batterson Denver CO 84 nm
James Michael Taton Denver CO 84 nm
Allen Cook Aurora CO 87 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KCYS

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Todd Louis Clemens Cheyenne WY 2 nm
Cody Diekroeger Cheyenne WY 2 nm
Patrice Marie Gapen Cheyenne WY 2 nm
Matthew John Jolovich Cheyenne WY 2 nm
Daniel Patrick Laybourn Cheyenne WY 2 nm
Harold Evan Reed Cheyenne WY 2 nm
Randall Lee Sindelir Cheyenne WY 2 nm
Barbara Louise Wyatt Cheyenne WY 2 nm
Rodney Lynn Brotton Cheyenne WY 2 nm
David Carleton Hoffmeister Cheyenne WY 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KCYS

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
James Robert Anderson Cheyenne WY 2 nm
Ned Edward Goldsmith Cheyenne WY 2 nm
Shawn Wayne Thornton Cheyenne WY 2 nm
Steven Joseph Higgins Ii Cheyenne WY 2 nm
Jared Ray Fryman Cheyenne WY 2 nm
John Michael Jasper Cheyenne WY 2 nm
John Mitchell Springer Cheyenne WY 2 nm
Richard Alan Fisher Jr Cheyenne WY 2 nm
Robert Douglas Brown Jr Cheyenne WY 2 nm
Kent Earl Anderson Cheyenne WY 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KCYS

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Avionics Specialists, LLC.
Loveland, CO
44 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Greeley, CO
44 nm
Rocky Mountain Propellers, Inc.
Erie, CO
70 nm
Freedom Air Avionics
Broomfield, CO
76 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
76 nm
Mile High Aircraft Services
Watkins, CO
83 nm
Centennial Aero-Tech
Englewood, CO
94 nm
Arapahoe Aero - Avionics and Maintenance
Englewood, CO
95 nm
Mountain Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Steamboat Springs, CO
101 nm
Natrona Avionics, LLC
Casper, WY
128 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.