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KWYS · Yellowstone Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KWYS FAA WYS Elev 6,649 ft Lat 44° 41.30' N Lon 111° 7.08' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,400 ft. Max gradient: 0.17%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01 026° 8,400 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.17%
19 206° 8,400 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.17%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • CNTR SALT LAKE CITY CNTR 132.400
  • RDO GREAT FALLS RDO 119.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KWYS on LiveATC ↗

  • NDB LO

    Targy

    0.41 MHz · TERMINAL · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 6 matched · 23 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07–25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07–25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 01; REIL Rwy 19; HIRL Rwy 01–19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (6)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07–25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 07–25: 3075X150 (TURF) RWY 25: Road. Rgt tfc.…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 04–22: 2280X300 (TURF) RWY 04: Fence. RWY 22: Rgt tfc.…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 10–28: 2140X130 (TURF) RWY 10: Bldg. RWY 28: Trees. Rgt…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 01; REIL Rwy 19; HIRL Rwy 01–19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 01; REIL Rwy 19; HIRL Rwy 01–19—CTAF

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    ldg fee.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (23 sentences)
  • ·Waterfowl on and invof arpt.
  • ·Rwy 07–25, Rwy 10–28 and Rwy 04–22 mkd with white cones full len.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (406) 450-1620
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568.
  • ·WEST FORK LODGE (See CONNER on page 104) WEST YELLOWSTONE YELLOWSTONE (WYS)(KWYS) 1 N UTC–7(–6DT) N44º41.30´ W111º07.06´ 6649 B ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE WYS RWY 01–19: H8400X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–90, D–150, 2S–175, 2D–280 PCR 1490 F/A/X/T HIRL RWY 01: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 53´.
  • ·RWY 01: TORA–8400 TODA–8400 ASDA–8400 LDA–8400 RWY 19: TORA–8400 TODA–8400 ASDA–8400 LDA–8400
  • ·PAPI Rwy 01 and 19 opr consly.
  • ·Attended May–Oct 1500–0000Z‡, wx dependent.
  • ·Arpt CLOSED 31 Oct – 1 May.
  • ·Ck NOTAMs – amgr 406–459–9825.
  • ·Winter snowmobile act on and invof of arpt. 100LL: off season fuel – 406–646–7359.
  • ·ARFF— Class I, ARFF Index A; PPR for acrs ops gtr than 30 pax – amgr 406–459–9825.
  • ·Cold temperature airport.
  • ·Altitude correction required at or below –19C.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 406-646-7631
  • ·AWOS–3P 118.1 (406) 646–7727.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®SALT LAKE CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.4 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568 .
  • ·DUBOIS (VH) (H) VORTACW 116.9 DBS Chan 116 N44º05.33´ W112º12.56´ 037º 59.2 NM to fld. 4920/15E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 003º–013º byd 40 NM blo 15,000´ 003º–013º byd 65 NM blo 18,000´ 014º–070º byd 40 NM 105º–110º byd 40 NM 122º–129º byd 40 NM 133º–150º blo 7,600´ 225º–264º byd 40 NM 265º–275º byd 40 NM blo 16,000´ 265º–275º byd 73 NM blo 18,000´ 276º–284º byd 40 NM 285º–295º byd 40 NM blo 13,600´ 285º–295º byd 54 NM 296º–327º byd 40 NM 328º–338º byd 40 NM blo 12,000´ 328º–338º byd 51 NM 339º–002º byd 40 NM TARGY NDB (MHW/LOM) 415 LO N44º34.53´ W111º11.85´ 013º 7.6 NM to fld. 7000/14E.
  • ·NDB opr May 9 thru Oct 13 NDB unusable: 060º–190º ILS 110.7 I–LOW Rwy 01.
  • ·ILS opr May 9 thru Oct 13. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – GREAT FALLS GREAT FALLS H–1E, L–13C IAP NW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

2

33.3% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 19,520 ops in 2006

2024 total

11,105

10-yr total

111,050

2024 mix

AC/AT 5% · GA 95% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

18.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

6.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=6

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Other 2
  • Loss of control 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2013-08-01 Bellanca 7GCBC · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2025-07-17 Piper PA-28-180 · Other · VMC · night →
2025-06-29 Piper PA-24-260 · Gear-up · day →
2013-08-12 Beech E35 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2002-08-31 Cessna 172 · Other · day →
1997-07-18 Cessna 320E · Stall / spin · VMC · day →

Designees in MT

CFI Flight Instructors 508 A&P Mechanics 1,200 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 20 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 19 Schools Flight Schools 22 FBO Fixed Base Operators 44 Clubs Flying Clubs 11 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 6 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Gregory Bruce Mecklenburg Bozeman MT 60 nm
Jeffrey Cook Bozeman MT 60 nm
Peta Sarah Sheridan Bozeman MT 60 nm
Marc Nelson Ballif Idaho Falls ID 82 nm
Thomas Jay Kohler Idaho Falls ID 82 nm
Benjamin James Atnip Cody WY 89 nm
Abraham Lloyd Fandrich Clancy MT 112 nm
Christopher Lee Farmer Laurel MT 115 nm
Kent William Potter Laurel MT 115 nm
Alejandro Anduze Billings MT 127 nm

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

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Jeffery John Kadlec West Yellowstone MT 2 nm
Bron Paul Hansen West Yellowstone MT 2 nm
David George Wynn Ashton ID 40 nm
Dean Graham Emigrant MT 45 nm
David Alexander Neill Emigrant MT 45 nm
Cody Bart Woolstenhulme Felt ID 45 nm
Charles Runyon Hall Jr Ennis MT 47 nm
Frank John Suslavich Ennis MT 47 nm
Ardeth Kay Eastvold Ennis MT 47 nm
Paul James Eastvold Ennis MT 47 nm

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

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Douglas Joseph Button Island Park ID 13 nm
Callie Mae Kellem Gardiner MT 27 nm
Ordean Alvin Anderson Big Sky MT 35 nm
John Curtis Palmer Big Sky MT 35 nm
Gary Francis Saindon Big Sky MT 35 nm
Todd Jensen Therp Ashton ID 40 nm
Gary Robert Oppelt Emigrant MT 45 nm
Paul James Eastvold Ennis MT 47 nm
William Arthur Witt Ennis MT 47 nm
John Allen Padilla Ennis MT 47 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 65 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 66 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 74 nm
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 175 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 183 nm
Atlas Aero Service
Casper, WY
 228 nm
Natrona Avionics, LLC
Casper, WY
 229 nm
Kings Avionics, Inc.
Apple Valley, UT
 238 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 241 nm
Skyline Aircraft Maintenance
Nampa, ID
 242 nm

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