KBYG — Johnson County
Buffalo, WY · field elevation 4,970 ft · NON-ATCT
KBYG current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBYG 111153Z AUTO 19008KT 7SM CLR 20/04 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP094 T02000039 10228 20178 56008
- Wind
- from 190° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 20 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.01 inHg
- Density altitude
- 6,622 ft · pressure altitude 4,880 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 190° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 5 kt head | 6 kt from the right |
| 31 | 5 kt tail | 6 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 34,000–34,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KBYG — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KBYG — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 44.38108, -106.72181
- Elevation
- 4,970 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1206Z / 0218Z
- Magnetic variation
- 12° (2005)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Cheyenne
- County
- Johnson, WY
Everything else KBYG publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 6,143 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS), VOR/DME
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KSHR Sheridan County26 nm
- KGCC Northeast Wyoming Rgnl51 nm
- KWRL Worland Muni58 nm
- KGEY South Big Horn County59 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBYG airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Wyoming airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.