AirportsCheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field is a medium-sized airport serving Cheyenne, in Wyoming, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CYS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CYS
- ICAO code
- KCYS
- City
- Cheyenne
- State or region
- Wyoming
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 41.1557° N, 104.8120° W
- Elevation
- 1,877 m (6,159 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,825 m (9,270 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CYS means Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KCYS. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 41.1557° N, 104.8120° W. It stands 1,877 metres (6,159 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off. The nearest large city in our data is Fort Collins, about 67 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Denver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,825 metres (9,270 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 153.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,825 m 9,270 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 13/31 | 2,039 m 6,690 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Laramie Regional AirportLaramie | LAR | 74 km |
| Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig AirportScottsbluff | BFF | 129 km |
| Rocky Mountain Metropolitan AirportDenver | BJC | 141 km |
| Denver International AirportDenver | DEN | 145 km |
| Alliance Municipal AirportAlliance | AIA | 194 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,261 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,312 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,353 km | 15 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,396 km | 9 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,595 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,440 km | 2 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,466 km | 17 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,242 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,482 km | 16 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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