AirportsYellowstone Airport is a medium-sized airport serving West Yellowstone, in Montana, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is WYS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- WYS
- ICAO code
- KWYS
- City
- West Yellowstone
- State or region
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 44.6884° N, 111.1180° W
- Elevation
- 2,027 m (6,649 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,560 m (8,400 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, WYS means Yellowstone Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KWYS. 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 44.6884° N, 111.1180° W. It stands 2,027 metres (6,649 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 town in our data is Rexburg, about 110 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Boise, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Yellowstone Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,560 metres (8,400 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 216.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,560 m 8,400 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bozeman Yellowstone International AirportBozeman | BZN | 121 km |
| Jackson Hole AirportJackson | JAC | 124 km |
| Idaho Falls Regional AirportIdaho Falls | IDA | 151 km |
| Yellowstone Regional AirportCody | COD | 167 km |
| Bert Mooney AirportButte | BTM | 177 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,828 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,912 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,118 km | 15 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,428 km | 9 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,059 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,348 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,832 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,597 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,138 km | 16 h 20 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.
Links
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